House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Tuesday that he is on board with a proposal to have a conversation with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on C-Span.

“I look forward to that,” Jeffries told reporters in Washington .

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“We’re going to try to get it scheduled, absolutely,” he promised, referencing a possible joint appearance on C-Span’s new program Ceasefire .

The development could set the two party leaders in the House up for a rousing debate over the government shutdown, which entered its 15th day on Wednesda

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