Tensions on Capitol Hill escalated on Wednesday (October 8) as a heated confrontation unfolded between House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries , a Democrat from New York, and Republican Representative Mike Lawler , also from New York. The exchange occurred on the eighth day of the ongoing 2025 government shutdown, with both lawmakers engaging in a shouting match over a bipartisan compromise on enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies.

The confrontation began when Lawler confronted Jeffries outside a press conference, challenging him to support a one-year extension of the enhanced ACA subsidies. Lawler asked, "We’ve got a one-year extension — why don’t you sign on right now?" Jeffries responded by questioning whether Lawler had "gotten permission" from "his boss Donald Trump

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