Hakeem Jeffries Explains Why the Continuing Resolution is 'Partisan'

Defining a 'Partisan' Continuing Resolution

• 🎯 The core of the issue is that the Republican bill is not a clean continuing resolution but rather a continuation of a "dirty spending bill" that Democrats opposed in March.
• 💡 Democrats did not support the March spending agreement because it was perceived as an attack on veterans, housing, nutritional assistance, and healthcare.

The Nature of the Current Bill

• 🚫 The current legislation, presented in a "take it or leave it" fashion, is seen as a continuation of the problematic March bill.
• 🗣️ Jeffries refutes the idea that the bill is partisan simply because Democrats oppose it; rather, it's partisan due to its lack of bipartisan negotiation and effort to meet the needs of the American people.

Debunking 'Biden Spending Levels'

• ❌ Jeffries clarifies that the spending levels in the current bill are not the Biden spending levels, contrary to Republican talking points.
• 📜 The Biden spending levels were agreed upon in the December continuing resolution, a bipartisan bill signed by President Biden, whereas the March bill was signed by Donald Trump and seen as partisan.
• 🔍 The facts, based on comparing the December bipartisan bill with the March partisan bill, contradict the claim that the current levels are aligned with Biden's spending.