Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Trump is marching the country into a government shutdown
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said President Donald Trump and the Republican Party are “marching the country” into a government shutdown. Jeffries told the Associated Press in an interview late Friday that he remained hopeful Congress could reach an agreement to prevent a federal funding lapse next week, ahead of the Oct. 1 deadline. But with Republicans having canceled next week’s House voting session and Trump canceling his meeting with the Democratic leaders this week, he said, “the onus is on Donald Trump to show some presidential leadership.” Democrats are fighting to save health care funding from cuts. Republicans have said the issue can be addressed before the end of the year, when certain health care subsidies expire.