Hakeem Jeffries: ‘Reckless Republican Budget … Is a Betrayal of Working Class Americans’

MADDOW Does it help ░░░░░░░░ it advance Democrats ability ░░░░░░░░ stand up against Trump ░░░░░░░░ Musk and what s ░░░░░░░░ in Washington to have ░░░░░░░░ at these town halls ░░░░░░░░ have people protesting in ░░░░░░░░ symbolic and important places ░░░░░░░░ that represent the government ░░░░░░░░ that represent some of ░░░░░░░░ forces that are at ░░░░░░░░ right now within our ░░░░░░░░ Does people showing up ░░░░░░░░ doing direct action peaceful ░░░░░░░░ direct action to try ░░░░░░░░ put steel in your ░░░░░░░░ among others does it ░░░░░░░░ it help or is ░░░░░░░░ more of a hindrance ░░░░░░░░ you Jeffries Well listen ░░░░░░░░ sentiment is everything As ░░░░░░░░ Lincoln once said with ░░░░░░░░ nothing can fail without ░░░░░░░░ nothing can succeed I ░░░░░░░░ t think anyone needs ░░░░░░░░ steel put in their ░░░░░░░░ Let s be clear ░░░░░░░░ that And I think ░░░░░░░░ know the House Democrats ░░░░░░░░ the leadership of Nancy ░░░░░░░░ during the prior Trump ░░░░░░░░ continuing to where we ░░░░░░░░ at this moment are ░░░░░░░░ to continue to push ░░░░░░░░ forcefully using every tool ░░░░░░░░ Now I think it ░░░░░░░░ help for instance that ░░░░░░░░ House Republican colleagues are ░░░░░░░░ accountable Rachel you appropriately ░░░░░░░░ we ve got the ░░░░░░░░ majority that any party ░░░░░░░░ had in the Congress ░░░░░░░░ before the Great Depression ░░░░░░░░ narrowest majority 218 Republicans ░░░░░░░░ Democrats The Democrats are ░░░░░░░░ together We re holding ░░░░░░░░ for instance on this ░░░░░░░░ Republican budget which is ░░░░░░░░ betrayal of working class ░░░░░░░░ And cuts to Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ to SNAP cuts to ░░░░░░░░ benefits that s not ░░░░░░░░ That hurts real people ░░░░░░░░ I represent and that ░░░░░░░░ single member of the ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Caucus represents That ░░░░░░░░ not a theoretical fight ░░░░░░░░ s a real fight ░░░░░░░░ here s the thing ░░░░░░░░ any given issue like ░░░░░░░░ budget we only need ░░░░░░░░ not all 218 Republicans ░░░░░░░░ only need three to ░░░░░░░░ the right thing for ░░░░░░░░ constituents And so the ░░░░░░░░ that we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ the last few days ░░░░░░░░ the last week or ░░░░░░░░ I think is going ░░░░░░░░ let the Republicans know ░░░░░░░░ no one is going ░░░░░░░░ remove the spotlight from ░░░░░░░░ They shouldn t be ░░░░░░░░ to escape accountability And ░░░░░░░░ Democrats we re going ░░░░░░░░ make sure that they ░░░░░░░░ t.”