Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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theGrio’s Capitol Hill Correspondent @ashleembanks attended House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ weekly press conference and asked him to paint a picture of how serious the impacts will be for Black, brown and low-income communities if there is a government shutdown this weekend.

READ MORE HERE: thegrio.com/2023/09/29/as-government-shutdown-approaches-house-minority-leader-hakeem-jeffries-calls-republicans-reckless/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20shutdown%20will%20devastate%20parts,color%2C%E2%80%9D%20Jeffries%20told%20theGrio

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