House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) made it clear on Monday that Democrats would not be inclined to accept vocal reassurances on extending expiring Obamacare tax credits in exchange for support on a short-term spending deal, as the time to prevent a government shutdown is running out.

During a press conference on Monday, just hours before a scheduled meeting at the White House, Jeffries said Democrats would not back a “partisan Republican spending bill” and scoffed at the idea that a verbal commitment on the Affordable Care Act subsidies would be enough to get his party on board.

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