Hakeem Jeffries Challenges Mike Johnson to a Debate

“House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries challenged Speaker Mike Johnson to a floor debate on the government shutdown Monday as agencies remained closed into a second workweek,” Politico reports.

Said Jeffries: “Given the urgency of the moment and the Republican refusal to negotiate a bipartisan agreement, a debate on the House Floor will provide the American people with the transparency they deserve. It will also give you an opportunity to explain your my way or the highway approach to shutting the government down, when Democratic votes are needed to resolve the impasse that exists.”

Johnson declined the offer: “I respect him, but we all know what he’s trying to do there.”