Jeffries Rules Out Work Requirements in Debt Limit Deal

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said “that tougher work requirements for social benefits won’t fly with members of his caucus, setting the stage for a drag-out fight with GOP leaders who are insisting on those provisions as a condition of raising the debt ceiling,” The Hill reports.

“That stipulation stands equal but opposite to the red line drawn by Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Tuesday morning, when he told reporters that Republicans will insist on tougher work requirements as part of any agreement.”