House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke with reporters Thursday and was asked whether Democrats would be amenable to voting on separate legislation to support U.S. military families—who are already hurt by the Trump administration—while shutdown negotiations continue.

“Yes,” Jeffries answered. “I mean, this is an extraordinary thing. It's unbelievable. Members of the House Republican Conference are upset and perplexed that their leadership has them on vacation. The last day the House was in session was Sept. 19. Republicans got out of town before sundown, and we haven't seen them back in Washington since. This is extraordinary.”

He went on to highlight all of the ways that the GOP’s government shutdown has negatively impacted Americans.

“This is a crisis—both in terms of the governm

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