Given the expected closeness of the vote, it’s imperative that we are present with maximum attendance,” Jeffries wrote.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) alongside other Democrats gave remarks Tuesday afternoon as their Republican colleagues press forward with a budget resolution that seeks to push through President Trump’s legislative agenda.

CNN’s Jake Tapper asks House Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries whether his party will be willing to fund the government if Republicans can’t find the votes to avoid a shutdown.

WASHINGTON (AP) — With a push from President Donald Trump, House Republicans sent a GOP budget blueprint to passage Tuesday, a step toward delivering his “big, beautiful bill” with $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts despite a wall of opposition from Democrats and discomfort among Republicans.

House Democrats are united against the Republicans’ budget plan. But heading into this week’s vote on the resolution, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) wants to ensure all of his

House Democratic absences on Tuesday could help GOP leaders move their massive budget blueprint through the lower chamber. With just a hairline majority, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Monday rallied fellow House Democrats to unite against President Trump’s proposed budget plan, which he says would pave the way to draconian cuts in popular programs

House Democrats crowded the Capitol steps to outline the effects of Medicaid cuts ahead of the possibly contentious vote on the budget bill.

open image in gallery Hakeem Jeffries said he questions what ... without securing concessions from the GOP. Jeffries and other Democrats, including his state’s governor Kathy Hochul, have ...

House Republicans may postpone a planned Tuesday evening vote on their budget resolution, Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday, given multiple declared opponents on his own side of the aisle.

Analysis: Democratic leaders are under more pressure than ever to play hardball with a government shutdown, writes John Bowden

Jeffries says he has ‘no idea’ why Democrat governor, others say his party needs to stand up to GOP with urgency