House Democrat leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries suggested at a Thursday press conference that he would vigorously oppose Republicans’ reform proposals for Medicaid and other welfare benefits, with the hope that their budget reconciliation bill fails and the GOP leadership has to seek Democrats’ votes.
Jeffries, D-N.Y.—who spoke at a press briefing at the same time that Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., was struggling to find a deal with fiscal hawks and blue state Republicans lobbying for tax deductions—has sought to fan the flames of disagreements within the GOP over the budget in order to call for the bill’s rejection.
“House Republicans have voted to take food out of the mouths of children, families, seniors, and veterans as part of their toxic scheme to enact massive tax cuts for their billionaire donors like Elon Musk,” said Jeffries.
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