House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is speaking with reporters Thursday afternoon as the lapse in government funding persists.
Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked the latest vote to reopen the government, standing their ground on demands for an extension of health care subsidies to be included in any stopgap funding plan. The upper chamber also failed to advance legislation that would guarantee pay for members of the military and essential workers as the impasse continues.
His remarks were scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. EDT.
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