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House Minority Leader Jeffries defends Democrats' healthcare push amid shutdown

By Scott Detrow,
Kathryn Fink, Patrick Jarenwattananon
Published October 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM CDT

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on his Democratic Party's strategy to resolve the government shutdown.

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Corrected: October 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM CDT
A previous headline for this interview mistakenly identified Hakeem Jeffries as the Senate Minority Leader. He is the House Minority Leader.  
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Scott Detrow
Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.
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Kathryn Fink
Kathryn Fink is a producer with NPR's All Things Considered.
Patrick Jarenwattananon
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