Democratic and Republican leaders dig in on health care fight as shutdown drags on [View all]

Source: NBC News

Nov. 9, 2025, 9:43 AM EST / Updated Nov. 9, 2025, 10:58 AM EST


House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday that Democrats would not be willing to compromise on their demands to extend subsidies for the Affordable Care Act that are set to expire at the end of this year.

Republicans are “not acting in good faith as it relates to dealing with a health care crisis that they’re visiting on the American people,” he told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” in an exclusive interview.

Asked whether he believed the shutdown would end by Thanksgiving, Jeffries told “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker, “I hope so.”

“[President] Donald Trump needs to get off the golf course and get back to the negotiating table. He spent more time golfing over the last several weeks than he has talking to Democrats who represent half the country as part of an effort to find a bipartisan path forward,” the House minority leader added.

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