Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D.Y.) said Sunday that if House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) doesn't get enough support from his party to keep the gavel, Democrats will He said he had no intention of saving the.
Mr Jeffries cited the collapse of bipartisan government funding agreements as a key reason why Johnson will not be able to win support from Democrats when he goes to the polls again in early January.
Asked in an interview on “Inside with Jen Psaki” if he thought Johnson was at risk of losing his position, Jeffries said: “I think it's a real risk.”
“And no Democrat will save him or the extreme MAGA Republicans from themselves based on a violation of bipartisan consensus that reflects priorities that are good for the American people,” Jeffries continued.
The House passed a bill Friday to avert a government shutdown just hours before the deadline. Nearly all Democrats and a majority of Republicans voted to support the bill, making it Johnson's fourth proposal aimed at funding the government and averting a shutdown.
Some Democratic lawmakers have criticized the bill for lacking several policy provisions that were included in the original funding deal struck with Republican leaders earlier this week. But Johnson has not brought the bipartisan, bicameral policy to the floor since President-elect Trump made clear his opposition to it.
“We will have to continue to address several challenges as we move forward, including increasing resources for community health centers, which will also benefit urban and rural Americans. “It's a bipartisan priority that Republicans have abandoned regardless of America, America's small towns, America's heartland, and Appalachia,” Jeffries said.
“But given that this is only a short-term continuing resolution that expires on March 14th, we have the ability to fight these fights over the coming weeks and months to come,” he said. continued.
The package funds the government at current levels through March 14, extends the Farm Bill for one year, and dedicates billions of dollars to disaster relief and aid to farmers.
