Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) held a news conference on Thursday afternoon with the government shutdown in its third week.
The Senate on Thursday for a tenth time blocked a House GOP bill to fund the government.
Later in the day, the Senate will vote on a stand-alone defense appropriations measure. It’s a curveball in the shutdown fight intended to put Democrats in a difficult position.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is effectively daring Democrats to oppose it as part of their push to keep health care at the forefront of the impasse.
Watch a replay of the Democrats’ news conference, which was scheduled to begin at noon EDT, in the video player above.
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