Jeffries says Democrats 'willing to find common ground' with Johnson
Source: The Hill
02/25/24 7:00 AM ET
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) reiterated Sunday that House Democrats are “willing to find common ground” with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on legislation, including ways to keep the government funded past the March 2 deadline.
“My view from the very beginning of this Congress is that, as House Democrats, we are ready, we’re willing, we’re able, to find bipartisan common ground on any issue, at anytime, anyplace, in order to make life better, for the American people, to address issues related to the economy, public safety, national security,” Jeffries said in an interview on “The Cats Roundtable” on WABC 770 AM with host John Catsimatidis that aired Sunday.
“And we should always be willing to do that, and so, Mike Johnson and I speak regularly, try to figure out, ‘Where are those places of commonality?’” he added.
The lawmaker’s comments come as the House and Senate are currently locked in a battle over foreign aid to Ukraine. The Senate passed a national security spending package that features $60 billion dollars in aid for Ukraine last week, but Johnson has pushed back against the bipartisan measure, signaling that he won’t bring it to the House floor because it doesn’t have border security measures included.
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