(2 Sep 2025)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington, DC – 2 September 2025
1. Wide cutaway of House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries walks to the podium for a news conference
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, U.S. House Minority Leader:
"In this great country, America has become far too expensive. The cost of living is way too high. Donald Trump and House Republicans repeatedly promised to lower the high cost of living on day one. They have failed. Costs aren’t going down. They’re going up."
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, U.S. House Minority Leader:
"House Democrats have a simple message for the American people. You deserve better."
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, U.S. House Minority Leader:
"House Democrats and Senate Democrats are working closely together. I speak with Leader (Chuck) Schumer regularly, and we will continue to remain in close touch. We have all been very clear that we are willing to find bipartisan common ground in order to pass a spending bill, avoid a reckless Republican government shutdown, and meet the needs of the American people. But that spending bill has to be both bipartisan. A product of negotiation. And it’s got to serve the interests of the American people in terms of their health, safety, national security, and economic well-being."
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, U.S. House Minority Leader:
"The ball is in the court of the Trump administration and Republicans because if they continue to proceed down the lane of trying to jam a partisan bill down the throats of the American people without working with Democrats in the House or the Senate, our position will be the same as it was in March. We will not support a partisan spending bill put forward by Republicans that hurts everyday Americans."
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7. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, U.S. House Minority Leader:
"We had an opening conversation last week about the importance of trying to find common ground where possible in order to meet the needs of the American people, but in that conversation, I also made clear we’re not gonna support partisan funding legislation. Period. Full stop. We’re not going to find ourselves in a situation where Republicans at the 11th hour present a partisan spending bill that hurts everyday Americans, hurts children, hurts veterans, hurts seniors, and hurts the very people who this government should be helping. And then Republicans expect that we are just going to fall in line like they do all the time to Donald Trump’s extreme agenda. That’s not happening."
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STORYLINE:
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a New York Democrat, said that he and the House Speaker Mike Johnson discussed how to reach a bipartisan deal to fund the federal government.
The two discussed kitchen table economic issues, healthcare, public safety and national security, Jeffries said.
“But in that conversation, I also made clear we’re not going to support partisan funding legislation. Period. Full stop,” said Jeffries.
Congressional Republicans need to garner some Democratic support to continue funding the government. Jeffries said that he and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are “working closely together” on their negotiation strategy.
He also called for a bipartisan meeting of top congressional leaders.
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