Hakeem Jeffries on Capitol Police Pay During Government Shutdown

Support for Capitol Police

• 📌 Capitol Police officers have not received pay since Friday, prompting their union to issue a statement.
• 💡 Hakeem Jeffries stated that something should be done to stand by the US Capitol Police, emphasizing their bravery, patriotism, service, and sacrifice.
• ✅ This support should extend to law enforcement, as it does for all federal civil servants.

Call for Bipartisan Agreement

• 🤝 Jeffries urged Republicans to return to negotiations to reopen the government and reach a bipartisan spending agreement.
• 🎯 The goal of such an agreement should be to improve the lives of the American people.
• 🚫 He rejected the idea of Democrats signing off on a partisan Republican spending bill that would negatively impact American healthcare.

Healthcare Crisis

• ⚠️ Jeffries highlighted the need to address the Republican healthcare crisis.
• 🗣️ This position has been made clear repeatedly for weeks and will not change.