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Hakeem Jeffries Challenges Speaker Mike Johnson to a Shutdown Debate
« on: October 06, 2025, 12:06:12 pm »
Hakeem Jeffries Challenges Speaker Mike Johnson to a Shutdown Debate

Hannah Knudsen 6 Oct 2025

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is challenging Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to a debate on the government shutdown, despite the fact that the Speaker successfully passed a clean continuing resolution (CR) which Democrats rejected.

According to Senior Congressional Correspondent for Fox News Chad Pergram, Jeffries openly challenged Johnson to a debate on the House floor over the shutdown, asserting that Democrats have been “clear and consistent in our position” that there must be “bipartisan” negotiations to reach what he described as an “enlightened spending agreement that reopens the government, improves the lives of hardworking American taxpayers, and addresses the Republican healthcare crisis” — completely ignoring that the GOP put forth a clean CR that keeps things the same, simply extending Biden-era policies in spending.

Jeffries again blamed President Donald Trump and Republicans for shutting down the government — something polling shows the American people are not buying. The Democrat said it is Republicans, not Democrats, who shut the government down over health care, accusing them of setting in motion a “healthcare crisis that has ended Medicaid as we know it and ripped coverage away from millions of working-class Americans.”

Time and time again, Republicans have reminded Americans that Democrats are essentially fighting over coronavirus-era COVID subsidies and healthcare for illegal immigrants.

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Re: Hakeem Jeffries Challenges Speaker Mike Johnson to a Shutdown Debate
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2025, 03:27:20 pm »
Translation I want you to publicly point out just how stupid I am and make it part of the official record. You can't make this stuff up.
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Re: Hakeem Jeffries Challenges Speaker Mike Johnson to a Shutdown Debate
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2025, 04:12:46 pm »
Challenge him to a Mexican hat dance-off, Hakeeeeem.
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Re: Hakeem Jeffries Challenges Speaker Mike Johnson to a Shutdown Debate
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2025, 04:25:00 pm »
No negotiate, no debate.
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Re: Hakeem Jeffries Challenges Speaker Mike Johnson to a Shutdown Debate
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2025, 04:34:32 pm »
Mike, hold off until more of the Dems' 2030 Census illegal alien placeholders are deported.

Dems are looking to create political theater for their donors.  Deny the Dems every opportunity for a fight to deprive them of propaganda fodder to feed the Dem donors.

Let the crickets keep chirping until Dems realize that illegal aliens is not a winning issue.  That could take years or until the NY Times states the obvious.
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Re: Hakeem Jeffries Challenges Speaker Mike Johnson to a Shutdown Debate
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2025, 05:05:23 pm »
Mike Johnson fires back at Hakeem Jeffries' 'desperate' call for televised shutdown debate
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries challenged Speaker Mike Johnson to a primetime debate
By Elizabeth Elkind Fox News
Published October 6, 2025 11:50am EDT

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., dismissed the top House Democrat's demand for a primetime debate on the government shutdown.

Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., wrote to Johnson on Monday morning challenging him to a debate on the House floor "any day this week," to be broadcast live "to the American people."

Johnson suggested he would not entertain that, however, calling the move a "publicity stunt" to reporters that same morning.

"When the poll says that about 13% of the people approve of your messaging, then you make desperate pleas for attention, and that's what Hakeem Jeffries has done," Johnson said.

"We debated all this on the House floor. As you know, before we passed our bill, he spoke for seven or eight minutes. He had all of his colleagues lined up. They gave it their best shot, and they argued, and they stomped their feet and screamed at us and all that. And still we passed the bill in bipartisan fashion and sent it over to the Senate."

The House speaker was referring to a short-term federal funding bill aimed at keeping the government running through Nov. 21, in order to give congressional negotiators more time to pass fiscal year (FY) 2026 spending priorities.

That bill passed the House largely along party lines — with two Republicans opposed and one Democrat in support — but has stalled in the Senate.

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Re: Hakeem Jeffries Challenges Speaker Mike Johnson to a Shutdown Debate
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2025, 05:12:27 pm »
There is no benefit for Johnson to debate a bill already passed.  Screw the hat rack for a sombrero.
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Re: Hakeem Jeffries Challenges Speaker Mike Johnson to a Shutdown Debate
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2025, 05:32:01 pm »
Dear Hakeem,

The bill you wish to publicly debate has already passed the HOR. I just wanted make sure you knew.

Sincerely,

Mike
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Re: Hakeem Jeffries Challenges Speaker Mike Johnson to a Shutdown Debate
« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2025, 05:57:46 pm »
Quote from: berdie on October 06, 2025, 05:32:01 pm
Dear Hakeem,

The bill you wish to publicly debate has already passed the HOR. I just wanted make sure you knew.

Sincerely,

Mike
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Re: Hakeem Jeffries Challenges Speaker Mike Johnson to a Shutdown Debate
« Reply #9 on: October 06, 2025, 07:01:58 pm »
Quote from: Free Vulcan on October 06, 2025, 04:25:00 pm
No negotiate, no debate.

I agree!

My question is when are we going to see real RIF's and dept.'s eliminated? So far it's all talk and no action.
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Re: Hakeem Jeffries Challenges Speaker Mike Johnson to a Shutdown Debate
« Reply #10 on: October 06, 2025, 08:32:16 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on October 06, 2025, 05:12:27 pm
There is no benefit for Johnson to debate a bill already passed.  Screw the hat rack for a sombrero.

Doesn't he have some Taco's to serve from his roach coach.
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Re: Hakeem Jeffries Challenges Speaker Mike Johnson to a Shutdown Debate
« Reply #11 on: October 07, 2025, 11:49:42 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on October 06, 2025, 08:32:16 pm
Doesn't he have some Taco's to serve from his roach coach.
Not sure but doesn’t Hock-a Loogie prefer burritos :whistle:
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Re: Hakeem Jeffries Challenges Speaker Mike Johnson to a Shutdown Debate
« Reply #12 on: October 07, 2025, 02:52:15 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on October 06, 2025, 05:12:27 pm
There is no benefit for Johnson to debate a bill already passed.  Screw the hat rack for a sombrero.

https://twitter.com/BrandieWithABee/status/1973550914691871207
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Re: Hakeem Jeffries Challenges Speaker Mike Johnson to a Shutdown Debate
« Reply #13 on: October 08, 2025, 08:52:18 am »
Hakeem Jeffries Rejects Legislation to Extend Obamacare Subsidies for One Year

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) rejected a one-year extension of Obamacare subsidies, which Breitbart News has reported that Democrats essentially shut down the government over. The Hill reported that while Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA) is advocating for legislation that of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies:

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Re: Hakeem Jeffries Challenges Speaker Mike Johnson to a Shutdown Debate
« Reply #14 on: October 08, 2025, 10:09:36 am »
Quote from: mystery-ak on October 08, 2025, 08:52:18 am
Hakeem Jeffries Rejects Legislation to Extend Obamacare Subsidies for One Year

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) rejected a one-year extension of Obamacare subsidies, which Breitbart News has reported that Democrats essentially shut down the government over. The Hill reported that while Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA) is advocating for legislation that of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies:

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Now we see the beginning of the Pub collapse.

The subsidizes in question are beyond belief. IIRC, the subsidies cover people up to 400 x's the poverty line.

Where are the cuts we've heard are going to happen?
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Re: Hakeem Jeffries Challenges Speaker Mike Johnson to a Shutdown Debate
« Reply #15 on: October 08, 2025, 10:48:56 am »
This must be one of those Mexican standoffs we've heard about.
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