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Congressman Jeffries says House Republicans need to show up for work and engage with Democrats

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York tells reporters the afternoon of day 29 of a government shutdown that whether House Republicans would show up for work remained a question from September, with Monday's return uncertain, Republicans showed a lack of commitment to engaging with Democrats on Capitol Hill, giving time to Hamas and the Chinese Communist Party while unable to spend minutes on reopening the government, Trump bulldozed half the White House to create a ballroom to celebrate sycophant kings, the American people knew the Trump administration had gone too far, rejecting administration policies and Republican policies, Republicans broke campaign promises with life getting worse not better, the American people consistently said the country was moving in the wrong direction with Democratic commitment to getting things back on track.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York tells reporters the afternoon of day 29 of a government shutdown that whether House Republicans would show up for work remained a question from September, with Monday's return uncertain, Republicans showed a lack of commitment to engaging with Democrats on Capitol Hill, giving time to Hamas and the Chinese Communist Party while unable to spend minutes on reopening the government, Trump bulldozed half the White House to create a ballroom to celebrate sycophant kings, the American people knew the Trump administration had gone too far, rejecting administration policies and Republican policies, Republicans broke campaign promises with life getting worse not better, the American people consistently said the country was moving in the wrong direction with Democratic commitment to getting things back on track.
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