Rep. Lawler to Newsmax: Rep. Jeffries ‘Petrified’ of Dems’ Far-Left Base

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., is not being honest about why he and fellow Democrat lawmakers have voted to shut down the government, Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., told Newsmax on Friday.

Appearing on “National Report,” Lawler recounted his heated hallway confrontation this week with Jeffries as the federal government entered its 10th day of a shutdown.

Lawler told co-hosts Jon Glasgow and Emma Rechenberg that he approached Jeffries to push for a bipartisan compromise to extend Obamacare subsidies for one year, a proposal supported by 14 Republicans and 11 Democrats.

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