Jeffries defends Schumer after shutdown deal: ‘Waged a valiant fight’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is defending Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) from liberal criticisms in the wake of a bipartisan budget deal to reopen the government. Jeffries emphasized that Schumer was not a party to the spending agreement that advanced on the Senate floor Sunday night, and he praised the Democratic leader...

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