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On the recordOctober 26, 2025
This is day 26 of the Trump-Republican shutdown. And, as Democrats, we have maintained from the very beginning and continue to maintain we will sit down anytime, any place, with anyone either at the Capitol or back at the White House to reopen the government.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

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Addressing the ongoing government shutdown.

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