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Jeffries says bipartisan funding deal is ‘best path,’ but doesn’t rule out thinner bill

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19.12.2024

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that the spending deal secured by the two parties is the “best path” for avoiding a government shutdown, but he did not rule out Democratic support for a smaller package to keep the lights on into next year.

Asked if Democrats could get behind a continuing resolution (CR) that includes only government funding, aid for farmers and help for victims of natural disasters, Jeffries left the door open.

“House Democrats are going to continue to fight for families, farmers and the future of working class Americans,” Jeffries told reporters in the Capitol. “And in order to do that, the best path forward is the bipartisan agreement that we negotiated.”

Pressed if that means Democrats could support an alternative version of the CR, Jeffries again declined to close the door on that option.

“We are prepared to move forward with the bipartisan agreement that we thought was negotiated in good faith with House Republicans, along with Senate Democrats and Senate Republicans, that meets the needs of the American people at this moment in time,” he said.

“We are fighting for everyday Americans — not for millionaires and billionaires,” he continued. “We are fighting for everyday Americans who will be hurt by a reckless Republican shutdown."

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