Jeffries downplays dissension in the ranks over shutdown tactics

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) brushed off claims that members of his caucus are breaking ranks on the government shutdown, insisting there are “zero cracks” on the Democratic side.

Jeffries said on Wednesday that everyone across the ideological spectrum in the Democratic caucus has held the line by refusing to vote for the GOP’s continuing resolution until Democrats’ healthcare demands are met. 

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