House Democrats to Leverage Government Shutdown to Counter Trump’s Actions

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Trump’s federal spending pause ’must be choked off' as part of the government funding deal.

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 29, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Feb. 3 published a 10-part plan for House Democrats to resist President Donald Trump’s moves to overhaul federal bureaucracy.

In a letter addressed “Dear colleague,” Jeffries indicated that he would leverage the upcoming federal funding deadline to prevent the Trump administration from freezing or diverting federal funds.