Jeffries, Lawler get into confrontation over ObamaCare: ‘You’re embarrassing yourself’

Oct 9, 2025 - 07:00
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Jeffries, Lawler get into confrontation over ObamaCare: ‘You’re embarrassing yourself’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) traded pointed barbs in the halls of the Capitol on Wednesday, after the moderate Republican confronted the Democratic leader about his opposition to a short-term extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies. Lawler approached Jeffries when he emerged from the House Democratic leadership press…