Hakeem Jeffries Goes Off On The House Floor As Trump And Musk Shutdown Likely

Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) took to the House floor to call out Republicans for working for billionaires and screwing over the working class.

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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has put his latest version of a government funding bill on the House floor, and this version of the bill cuts disaster relief and funding to farmers while raising the debt limit for two years.

House Democrats made it clear earlier in the day that they were not just a no on the bill, but they were a hell no, which is what Jeffries told his caucus in a private meeting.

To drive the message home, Leader Jeffries took to the House floor to say in part:

 We reached a bipartisan agreement to provide disaster assistance to people who had their lives turned upside down by extreme weather events, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and wildfires all across America. We reached a bipartisan agreement to be there for farmers and families, children, seniors, and …