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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) criticized House Republicans on Friday after lawmakers failed to pass a GOP-authored continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open past Saturday at midnight, when current funding expires. “Once again, extreme MAGA Republicans in the House have demonstrated their complete and utter inability to govern,” the Democratic leader said. The House CR would have kept the government open through Oct. 31, but cut spending levels by 8% for all agencies except the Pentagon and Veterans Affairs Department. It also included a slew of GOP border security measures. Rep. Jeffries called for Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to instead bring up the Senate’s CR, which extends government funding at current levels through Nov. 17 The Senate measure would also provide $6.2 billion in aid for Ukraine as well as $6 billion in disaster relief funding. “The only way forward is for House Republicans to put the bipartisan continuing resolution that emerges from the Senate on the House floor for an up-or-down vote,” Rep. Jeffries said. “And if House Republicans were to do that, we can avoid a catastrophic extreme MAGA Republican government shutdown. It’s not that complicated.” Watch more by tapping the link in our bio. #hakeemjeffries #kevinmccarthy #houseofrepresentatives #congress #governmentshutdown