Democratic leaders say Freedom Caucus is risking a government shutdown

By Reese Gorman

Published August 21, 2023 7:18pm ET

Democratic leaders say Freedom Caucus is risking a government shutdown — House Minority Leader-elect Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, waves, after meeting with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. | (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Democratic leaders of the House and Senate blasted the House Freedom Caucus’s continuing resolution demands, saying the hard-line conservative caucus is putting Congress on track for a government shutdown.

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