(18 Dec 2024)
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Washington – 18 December 2024
1. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Rep. Katherine Clark and Rep. Pete Aguilar walking to podium
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, U.S. House Minority Leader:
"Good evening, everyone. House Republicans, House Democrats, Senate Republicans and Senate Democrats reached a bipartisan agreement to fund the government, keep it open and meet the needs of the American people. We reached a bipartisan agreement to provide disaster assistance to everyday Americans whose lives have been upended and turned upside down."
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, U.S. House Minority Leader:
"House Republicans have now unilaterally decided to break a bipartisan agreement that they made. House Republicans have been ordered to shut down the government and hurt every day Americans all across this country. House Republicans will now own any harm that is visited upon the American people that results from a government shutdown or worse. An agreement is an agreement. It was bipartisan and there was nothing more to say. Thank you."
4. Jeffries, Clark and Aguilar walking away
STORYLINE:
The top Democrat in the House is blaming Republicans for a government shutdown if one happens.
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Wednesday evening in remarks from the U.S. Capitol that “House Republicans will now own any harm that is visited on the American people that results from a government shutdown, or worse.”
“An agreement is an agreement,” Jeffries concluded. “It was bipartisan, and there’s nothing more to say.”
Democrats have decried the GOP revolt over the stopgap measure, which would have also provided some $100 billion in disaster aid to states hammered by Hurricanes Helene and Milton and other natural disasters.
President-elect Donald Trump has rejected a bipartisan plan to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate two days before a deadline when federal funding runs out.
The sudden, new demands have sent Congress spiraling even as lawmakers are trying to wrap up work and head home for the holidays.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is left to scramble ahead of a Friday deadline for keeping the government open.
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