Hakeem Jeffries: Democrats Won't Support CR If Republicans 'Gut' Healthcare

Democratic Stance on Healthcare

• ⚠️ House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries stated that Democrats will not support a continuing resolution (CR) if Republicans continue to 'gut' healthcare.
• 📌 This stance is a direct response to what Jeffries described as a "massive assault on the health care of the American people" by Republicans, particularly referencing the "one big ugly bill."

Conditions for Democratic Support

• 🎯 Democrats have made it clear that any spending bill must not continue the Republicans' "failed and toxic policies" regarding healthcare.
• 🚫 Jeffries emphasized that there will be no Democratic support for a partisan Republican spending bill that undermines American healthcare.

Potential Government Shutdown

• ❓ When questioned about the possibility of a government shutdown if the Republican CR fails, the transcript does not provide Jeffries' direct response to this specific outcome.