Reps. Jeffries and Lawler clash on Capitol Hill over ACA subsidies
The exchange came hours after House Speaker Mike Johnson sparred with two Democratic senators over the government shutdown.
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The House may be out of session, but that hasn’t stopped its members from clashing in the Capitol’s hallways.
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries had a heated back-and-forth with Republican Rep. Mike Lawler on Wednesday, hours after House Speaker Mike Johnson sparred with two Democratic senators over the government shutdown.
“You’re making a show of this to make yourself relevant,” Jeffries told Lawler – both New Yorkers — as Lawler held a bipartisan bill temporarily extending Affordable Care Act tax credits and urged Jeffries to sign it.
Jeffries called Lawler an “embarrassment.”
The House Minority Leader previously called a one-year extension of ACA tax credits “laughable.” Little of substance was resolved in the exchange, as the two talked over each other.
“Why don’t you just keep your mouth shut,” Jeffries said.
“Is that the way to talk?” Lawler shot back.
The Associated Press wire services contributed to this report.
