Summary
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries opposes a Senate Republican bill that aims to pay troops and certain federal workers during a government shutdown. The bill faces challenges because it only provides pay for workers who have not been furloughed. Senate Majority Leader John Thune plans to push the bill for a vote in the Senate.
Key Facts
- Hakeem Jeffries, a Democratic leader in the House, does not support the Senate Republican bill.
- The bill seeks to pay the military and essential federal workers during a government shutdown.
- The bill excludes workers who are furloughed due to the shutdown.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune has put the bill on the Senate calendar for a vote.
- Jeffries believes the bill does not address reopening the government properly.
- Democrats claim President Trump is illegally paying the military using funds meant for other purposes.
- The Trump administration has also been laying off federal workers during the shutdown, angering Democrats.
