Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Thursday that any government funding agreement to extend operations past Sept. 30 must include notable changes in healthcare programs.
They are holding to their plan from a joint message issued at the end of last month that Republicans needed to work with minority party lawmakers to fill some holes in government spending, particularly with healthcare.
“House and Senate, Hakeem and I are in total agreement, what the Republicans are proposing is not good enough for the American people and not good enough to get our votes,” Schumer said, The Hill reported.
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