Jeffries challenges Johnson to debate internally

The Democratic representative of Top House Hakeem Jeffries disputed Republican President Mike Johnson on Monday to a live public debate on the closure of the government.

“Given the emergency of the moment and the republican refusal to negotiate a bipartite agreement, a debate on the ground of the Chamber will provide the American people with the transparency they deserve,” Jeffries told Johnson.

“This will also give you the opportunity to explain my way or the road approach to close the government, when democratic votes are necessary to resolve the dead end,” the Democrat of New York told the Louisiana leader.

Jeffries threw the glove on the sixth day of the closure of the federal government, which takes place endlessly as the Republican and Democrats leaders dig into their heels on opposing funding priorities.

In the letter, Jeffries told Johnson that he was debating the room floor “every day this week in prime time, broadcast live to the American people”.

The house is out of the session this week.

A Johnson spokesperson did not immediately respond to the request for CNBC comments on the letter.

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