WATCH LIVE: Jeffries holds press conference as shutdown becomes third-longest in history

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is holding a press conference on Monday as the gridlock in Washington, D.C., continues, marking the third-longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

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The press conference is set to begin at 4:30 p.m.

Jeffries is expected to blame Republicans for the shutdown, which was triggered due to an impasse over attaching Obamacare subsidies to a GOP-backed continuing resolution seeking to keep the government open.

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