All right, Mr. Leader, when is the last time you had a conversation one on one with Speaker Johnson and has there been anything for that conversation? We haven't had a formal conversation at all during the shutdown. And in my view, that's because House Republican leadership hasn't been given permission to talk to Democrats by their boss, Donald Trump. (06:20–06:26)
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Asserts that there has been no formal conversation between Hakeem Jeffries and Speaker Johnson during the shutdown.
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