Jeffries Sees Path for Win in Shutdown Fight: Congress Tracker

Sept. 25, 2025, 10:47 AM UTC

Hakeem Jeffries thinks Democrats can win a shutdown fight with President Donald Trump.

To explain why, the top House Democrat points to health care — an issue his party rode to success in the past and which he believes favors them now and in next year’s midterm elections.

“It will be very clear over the next few days as to who is on the right side of the American people when it comes to their health care and who is on the wrong side,” Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday in an exclusive interview with Bloomberg Government reporters and editors.

His comments ...

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