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Hakeem Jeffries rules out handshake deal with Republicans to avert shutdown (www.axios.com)
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) drew a clear line in the sand Wednesday on what a deal to stop a government shutdown must look like, telling reporters he will not accept any type of unwritten agreement.

Why it matters: It's the latest stumbling block in the tense and largely fruitless cross-party posturing over the need to extend federal funding past September.

  • Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) had initially secured a meeting with President Trump earlier this week, but it was cancelled at the urging of Republican congressional leaders.
  • Funding is set to run out at midnight on Sept. 30, at which point most federal agencies will shut down without a spending agreement from Congress.
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[–] ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 20 points 3 days ago

Inb4 they cave for nothing and write a strongly worded letter and forget to mail it.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

Aw, he's pretending to not be an establishment dem again.

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 9 points 3 days ago

And during the shutdown, Congress will work without compensation, right?

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm not certain what a written agreement would add.

[–] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The democratic leadership are desperately hanging onto the written word, as their biggest donors are Big Pen.

They are invested heavily in legal sized papers and envelope glue companies and all the strongly worded letters are just a brilliant advertisement for pen nibs and ink pots.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don't know what was wrong with a turkey feather and some damp charcoal.

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

A fellow writer I see.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You don't even know.

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Jeff?

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I can neither confirm nor deny.

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 points 1 day ago

Well it’s me, your old roommate if so

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 4 points 3 days ago

Finally, good messaging and some backbone! Keep it up.

[–] F_State@midwest.social 3 points 3 days ago

Republicans are being dickholes