House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) wholeheartedly defended Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) leadership on Monday, after eight members of the Senate Democratic caucus supported advancing a short-term funding patch over the weekend.

Jeffries, when asked during a press conference whether he believes Schumer is effective and should remain as the Senate’s minority leader, simply said, “Yes and yes.”

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