Democratic House leader and New Jersey senator hold sit-in on steps of US Capitol over proposed Republican budgetThe New York representative Hakeem Jeffries and New Jersey senator Cory Booker were holding a sit-in protest and discussion on Sunday on the steps of the US Capitol in opposition to Republicans’ proposed budget bill.Billed as an “Urgent Conversation with the American People”, the livestreamed discussion comes before Congress’s return to session on Monday, where Democrats hope to stall Republicans’ economic legislative agenda. Continue reading…
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Author : Edward Helmore
Publish date : 2025-04-27 17:29:00
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Hakeem Jeffries and Cory Booker livestream protest against GOP funding bill
