Jeffries: House Democrats to meet virtually Monday as shutdown drags on

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Source: The Hill

10/04/25 10:01 PM ET


House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Democrats will caucus virtually on Monday after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) sent his colleagues home for the next week amid the government shutdown.

“People will die. If the Affordable Care Act tax credits are not renewed in short order, millions will lose their healthcare coverage, and the cost of premiums, co-pays and deductibles will skyrocket,” Jeffries wrote in a “Dear Colleague” letter uploaded to his website on Saturday.

“We are in this fight to win this fight for the American people. To that end, the House Democratic Caucus will meet virtually on Monday, October 6 at 6 p.m. ET. Republicans have announced that Members will be given 48 hours notice in advance of any votes that will require travel back to Washington,” he added.

Johnson canceled votes scheduled for next week amid the federal closure and sent lawmakers home to their districts as the standoff between Democrats and Republicans persists.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5539223-democrats-virtual-caucus-government-shutdown/

[mcar]

1. Keep up the pressure, Dems!

[QueerDuck]

2. Oh! Hi there! Good to see you! ::: I was half-expecting the first post to be critical of Jeffries. 😂🤣

For some bizarre reasons, just the mention of his name, no matter the context, seems to bring out the haters and their laundry list of grievances about his so-called "lack of leadership" along with a litany of other lies/insults based on unrealistic expectations. When we hear the cacophonous chorus of cockamamie complaints it's possible that someone might get the idea that he has some sort of magic wand 🪄 that he could wave and solve all of our nation's problems, but he simply refuses to do so for reasons that remain unknown or speculative. It's exhausting.

Happy October! 🎃🧹🧙

[mcar]

6. Yeah there's a knee jerk hatred of Jeffries

from some here.

[bdamomma]

3. Rise to the

Occasion Jeffries be bold with the messages. We have a lunatic in the WH.

The convicted felon will not stop until we face the bully head on

[Emile]

4. Dems need to do more town halls in red districts

during the Republican government shutdown.

Release the Epstein files Little Mikey.

[Bayard]

5. Do more of those,

And hammer on rethuglicans claim that blames Dems for wanting to give healthcare to undocumented people.

Plus, that they go home, and trump plays golf while the government is shut down.