LEADER JEFFRIES ON HOUSE FLOOR AHEAD OF RECONCILIATION VOTE: “REPUBLICAN EXTREMISTS APPARENTLY HAVE MONEY FOR WARS, BUT CAN’T FEED THE POOR”

This press release from Representative Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY) was published on 2026-07-22 and titled "LEADER JEFFRIES ON HOUSE FLOOR AHEAD OF RECONCILIATION VOTE: “REPUBLICAN EXTREMISTS APPARENTLY HAVE MONEY FOR WARS".

LEADER JEFFRIES ON HOUSE FLOOR AHEAD OF RECONCILIATION VOTE: “REPUBLICAN EXTREMISTS APPARENTLY HAVE MONEY FOR WARS, BUT CAN’T FEED THE POOR”

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the House Floor in opposition to the Republican budget resolution, where he emphasized that House Democrats are committed to using taxpayer dollars to meet the needs of the American people over increasing funding for Operation Epic Failure in the Middle East. LEADER JEFFRIES: Mr. Speaker, I rise [ ]