{"id":1940012,"date":"2023-05-28T16:10:01","date_gmt":"2023-05-28T20:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-noncommittal-on-democrat-support-for-debt-ceiling-deal\/"},"modified":"2023-05-28T16:11:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-28T20:11:33","slug":"jeffries-noncommittal-on-democrat-support-for-debt-ceiling-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-noncommittal-on-democrat-support-for-debt-ceiling-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeffries doesn&#8217;t confirm Democrat support for debt ceiling deal."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjeffries-noncommittal-on-democrat-support-for-debt-ceiling-deal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1940012&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Democrats Noncommittal on Debt Ceiling Deal<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0528\/bccd11bb-2190-419e-91dd-81ed383e8639\/audio.mp3?length=2384397&#038;duration=199\"><\/div>\n<p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) was asked about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-noncommittal-on-democrat-support-for-debt-ceiling-deal\/\" title=\"Jeffries doesn't confirm Democrat support for debt ceiling deal.\">debt ceiling deal negotiated<\/a> between Republicans and the White House, but he remained noncommittal.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI do expect that there will be Democratic support, once we have the ability to actually be fully briefed by the White House,\u201d Jeffries said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The deal, announced by Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and President Joe Biden, would suspend the debt ceiling until 2025, cap non-defense spending, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-confident-he-can-win-enough-votes-for-tentative-debt-ceiling-deal\/\" title=\"McCarthy sure he can secure enough votes for tentative debt ceiling agreement.\">enhance work requirements<\/a> for government assistance, and reclaim unspent COVID-19 relief funds, among other measures.<\/p>\n<h3>Waiting for the Details<\/h3>\n<p>Jeffries said that Democrats need to see the legislative text before committing to the package.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cUntil we see the text, I\u2019m not going to predict how many Democrats might support the package,\u201d Jeffries said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, he did acknowledge the importance of avoiding a catastrophic default and applauded the deal for doing so.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden has delivered a result that prevents us from our economy crashing and stops the extreme MAGA Republicans from triggering a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrat-leader-claims-republicans-want-to-crash-the-economy-so-trump-will-be-elected\/\" title=\"House Democrat Leader Claims Republicans \u2018Want To Crash The Economy\u2019 So Trump Will Be Elected\">job-killing recession<\/a>,\u201d Jeffries said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Final Details to be Hammered Out<\/h3>\n<p>The legislative text of the deal is expected to be released on the afternoon of May 28, following a scheduled meeting between McCarthy and President Biden to finalize the details of the package.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Suspension of the debt ceiling until 2025<\/li>\n<li>Capping non-defense spending<\/li>\n<li>Enhancing work requirements for government assistance<\/li>\n<li>Reclaiming unspent COVID-19 relief funds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Engaging Text:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The debt ceiling deal negotiated between Republicans and the White House has left Democrats noncommittal. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has refused to commit to the package until he sees the legislative text. However, he did acknowledge the importance of avoiding a catastrophic default and applauded the deal for doing so. <\/p>\n<p>The deal, announced by Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and President Joe Biden, would suspend the debt ceiling until 2025, cap non-defense spending, enhance work requirements for government assistance, and reclaim unspent COVID-19 relief funds, among other measures. <\/p>\n<p>Jeffries said that Democrats need to see the legislative text before committing to the package. He stated, \u201cUntil we see the text, I\u2019m not going to predict how many Democrats might support the package.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The legislative text of the deal is expected to be released on the afternoon of May 28, following a scheduled meeting between McCarthy and President Biden to finalize the details of the package. Stay tuned for updates!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hakeem Jeffries, House Minority Leader, did not confirm if Democrats would back a debt ceiling agreement made by Republicans and the White House. 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