Hakeem Jeffries Squirms When Asked If He Will Withhold Paycheck During Shutdown
1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries sidestepped a question Thursday about withholding his paychecks during the federal government shutdown, claiming that the shutdown would not last long enough for him to have to make…
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