Watch live: Jeffries, House Dems give remarks as shutdown battle rages on
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will speak with reporters Wednesday afternoon as lawmakers feel pressure to reopen the government. Democrats, who have leaned heavily on their demand for health care concessions in the stopgap funding bill, have blocked the GOP-backed continuing resolution (CR) from crossing the finish line in more than a dozen votes.…
