Hakeem Jeffries thinks Democrats are strongly positioned in a shutdown fight with President Donald Trump — especially with health care at the center of the argument.
The top House Democrat argued Wednesday in an exclusive interview with Bloomberg Government that health care has been a winning issue for Democrats in the past and will be one now and in the 2026 midterm elections.
The comments add to the growing signs that Democrats are embracing this fight, drawing a hard line in their standoff with Trump and the GOP, and that a government shutdown is increasingly likely starting Oct. 1.
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