Jeffries mocks GOP for delays on ‘big ugly bill’

Jeffries mocks GOP for delays on ‘big ugly bill’


House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) mocked House Republican leadership for falling behind on their schedule to pass a megabill codifying President Donald Trump‘s agenda.

During his weekly press conference, the top House Democrat blasted leaders for delaying their ambitious self-imposed deadline to have a reconciliation bill on Trump’s desk by Memorial Day.

“They keep blowing through their own deadlines. Originally, this ‘Big, Ugly Bill’ was supposed to be enacted by early April,” Jeffries said. “We’re now in May. They’re canceling hearings. They said, ‘Well, we’re going to get this done by Memorial Day.’ That ain’t happening either, and it’s because the American people view these Republican policies as dangerous.”

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