House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has signaled that the impending funding cliff affecting benefits for about 42 million Americans may not be enough to persuade Democrats to end the government shutdown. The top House Democrat spoke to reporters on Monday, Day 34 of the fiscal standoff that has paralyzed Congress and led to the closure of numerous federal offices and programs.
Jeffries criticized the Trump administration for letting SNAP benefits lapse on Nov. 1, but when asked if Democrats voting for the GOP federal funding bill would be the most prudent way to fix that, he said,