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Hakeem Jeffries: “Republicans refuse to actually bring it to the floor for an…”

Featuring: Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 8th Congressional District

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Leader Jeffries Joins NPR's Morning Edition

Published | Video Starts at 05:40

Unfortunately, right now we have a bipartisan bill that the Senate passed not once but twice unanimously that would reopen the Department of Homeland Security with the exception of ICE and the DHS and Mike Johnson. And Republicans refuse to actually bring it to the floor for an up and down vote. If it's brought to the floor, it will pass overwhelmingly. And so Republicans have made clear that they are the ones who have chosen to shut down the Department of … (05:40–05:45)

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Asserts that Republicans are blocking a vote on the DHS reopening bill.

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