Hakeem Jeffries delivered a record-breaking House floor speech lasting several hours to oppose President Trump's spending package. He labeled the proposal as an immoral document and criticized its significant cuts to Medicaid and SNAP food assistance, as well as describing it as 'the one big, ugly bill'. The bill is also set to enhance funding for border enforcement, and the Congressional Budget Office has projected a rise in national debt exceeding $3 trillion due to this legislation. Jeffries urged four Republicans to join him in opposing the bill as voting approached.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries broke former Speaker Kevin McCarthy's record for the longest House floor speech on Thursday, beginning at 4:53 a.m. in Washington D.C.
Jeffries referred to the spending package as an 'immoral document' and called it 'the one big, ugly bill', contrasting it with Trump's description of 'Big, Beautiful Bill'.
Critics of the spending package primarily focused on proposed cuts to Medicaid and SNAP food assistance, while it also promises increased funding for border enforcement.
The Congressional Budget Office projected that the bill would increase the national debt by more than $3 trillion, prompting Jeffries to urge Republicans to oppose it.
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