U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks to reporters during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesCongressional Democrats held the line on their health-care demands just hours before meeting Monday with President Donald Trump and Republican leadership to discuss avoiding a U.S.
government shutdown."Enough with the games that Republicans have been playing connected to the health care of the American people," House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said.
"And no one can trust their word on health care.""What we will not do is support a partisan Republican spending bill," said Jeffries.Democrats insist that any deal in Congress to stave off a federal shutdown at 12:01 a.m.
ET on Wednesday must extend enhanced Obamacare tax credits that are due to expire at the end of 2025.But Republicans insist that any negotiations on continuing those credits in future years should happen after a funding resolution is apved by the Senate.Read more CNBC coverageWatch: Trump details plan to end Israel war with Hamas in GazaDemocrats refuse to cave on health care before Trump government shutdown meetingTrump bashes Zohran Mamdani after Eric Adams drops out of New York mayor's raceTrump 'Truths' tariffs on films and furniture raise questions on detailsTrump threatens mass firings if shutdown isn't averted: NBC NewsRepublicans say Obamacare tax credit fight can wait until after shutdown avertedJD Vance on Tiktok: U.S.
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ET with the New York lawmaker Jeffries, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.At least seven Senate Democrats would need to vote with Republicans to pass legislation that averts a shutdown.This is a story.
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