"House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) got into a heated debate in the hallways of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday with his fellow New Yorker, Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY). Lawler waited for Jeffries outside of a meeting room and pressed him to sign on to a one-year extension of Obamacare subsidies, which expire under the current GOP funding bill that the Democrats have blocked. The tense exchange was shared online by several Congressional reporters who recorded it."
"Jeffries: You're embarrassing yourself right now. You're chasing clout. You are an embarrassment! Let me ask you a question. Lawler: You have four Democrats on here. Why won't you sign on? Jeffries: Let me ask you a question. Let me ask a question. You voted for the one big ugly vote, correct. Lawler: I voted for a tax cut bill that gave the largest tax cut to Americans in history, including, by the way, the average New Yorker getting a $4,000 tax cut."
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Mike Lawler engaged in a heated confrontation in the U.S. Capitol hallways over a proposed one-year extension of Obamacare subsidies. Lawler waited outside a meeting room and pressed Jeffries to sign onto his bill, which would extend subsidies that otherwise expire under the GOP funding bill Democrats blocked. Reporters recorded the tense exchange as both men spoke over one another, with Lawler asking why Democrats would not sign and Jeffries accusing Lawler of seeking clout and voting for large Medicaid cuts. Jeffries also questioned whether Lawler had presidential approval for the proposal.
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