Tensions flare on Capitol Hill over government shutdown: 'Keep your mouth shut'
Tensions boiled over in public view on Capitol Hill on Wednesday as the government shutdown stretched into its eighth day with no apparent movement toward resolving the impasse.
An intense face-to-face confrontation played out in the hallway between House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and New York Republican Rep. Mike Lawler.
"We got a one-year extension. Why don’t we sign on right now?" Lawler said as he approached Jeffries leaving a news conference, referring to a bipartisan bill
"Did you get permission from your boss?" Jeffries responded. "Did your boss Donald Trump give you permission?"
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/tensions-flare-capitol-hill-over-213113080.html
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