Jeffries vows Dems will ‘fight’ Senate funding deal, backs Schumer
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has strongly defended Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s leadership following a recent Senate funding deal that caused division among Senate Democrats. despite eight Senate Democrats voting to advance a short-term government funding measure without Schumer’s support, Jeffries affirmed Schumer’s effectiveness and backed him to remain in his leadership role. Jeffries praised Schumer’s persistent efforts over the past seven weeks to oppose a Republican spending bill, emphasizing that the fight against the current government funding deal-and broader issues like healthcare-will continue in the House.The Senate agreement funds the government through January and includes support for nutrition assistance programs, but it drew criticism for not extending expiring Obamacare subsidies that Democrats sought. some House Democrats have called for new Senate leadership, criticizing Schumer’s approach, but Jeffries has taken a clear stance in support of Schumer despite these challenges.
Jeffries vows Democrats will ‘fight’ Senate funding deal and backs Schumer leadership
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) wholeheartedly defended Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) leadership on Monday, after eight members of the Senate Democratic caucus supported advancing a short-term funding patch over the weekend.
Jeffries, when asked during a press conference whether he believes Schumer is effective and should remain as the Senate’s minority leader, simply said, “Yes and yes.”
“The overwhelming majority of Senate Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, have waged a valiant fight over the last seven weeks, defeating the partisan Republican spending bill 14 or 15 different times, week after week after week,” Jeffries said.
The statements are a marked shift from earlier this year, when Jeffries demurred to answer several times whether he believed it was time for new leadership in the upper chamber after Schumer led nine Democrats in advancing a stopgap funding measure in March.
Jeffries railed against the deal struck in the Senate on Sunday to end the government shutdown, which did not include an extension of expiring Obamacare subsidies that Democrats in both chambers have been calling for in exchange for their votes.
“Our fight in the House of Representatives will continue to address the Republican healthcare crisis,” Jeffries said. “We’ll continue that fight today, tomorrow, this week, next week, this month, next month, this year, next year, we’re going to continue that fight to fix our broken healthcare system and lower the high cost of living to the American people.”
House Democrats are meeting on Monday to discuss the Senate deal, with Jeffries telling reporters that part of the discussion will include whether leadership will whip against the legislation.
The Senate’s agreement would fund the government until the end of January and includes funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program until the end of fiscal 2026. It also reverses layoffs conducted by the Trump administration during the shutdown and freezes future layoffs until the funding patch expires.
Notably, the deal did not advance with Schumer’s support — the New York Democrat voted “no” on Sunday. However, seven Democrats and Sen. Angus King (I-ME), who caucuses with Democrats, broke ranks to deliver the votes needed in the upper chamber to overcome the filibuster, reigniting questions about Schumer’s leadership.
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“Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) wrote on X Sunday. “If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?”
Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) similarly called on Senate Democrats to get new leadership, writing, “Chuck Schumer has not met this moment and Senate Democrats would be wise to move on from his leadership,” in a post to X on Monday.
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