LEADER JEFFRIES: "DEMOCRATS: TEAM REASONABLE, TEAM NORMAL AND TEAM GET STUFF DONE. REPUBLICANS: TEAM CHAOS, TEAM DYSFUNCTION AND TEAM EXTREME."

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"Good morning, everyone. Thank you for your patience. House Democrats stand ready to get to work on behalf of everyday Americans. From the very beginning of this Congress, we have said that we are willing to find common ground with House Republicans whenever and wherever possible, while at the same time being prepared to confront extremism whenever necessary.

The extremists in the House Republican Conference have once again taken control of the House Floor and stopped us from doing the business of the American people. This is extraordinary, and we stand ready to find common ground with the other side of the aisle if they can break from their extremists. The problem that seems to exist is that the House Republican Conference is captive to the most extreme wing of their party. At the same time, we're thankful for the leadership of President Biden. President Biden was able to arrive at a resolution that avoided a dangerous default and stopped the extreme MAGA Republicans from crashing the economy and triggering a job-killing recession, which would have inflicted tremendous pain on millions of everyday Americans.

House Democrats remain thankful for the leadership of President Biden, which spared the country from another hostage-taking situation that the extremists have now made clear they would have been ready to bring about, the first opportunity they had to do just that. But the debt ceiling has now been suspended into the early part of 2025 thanks to the leadership of President Biden. We're also thankful that President Biden was able to negotiate a resolution consistent with our values that protected Social Security, protected Medicare, protected Medicaid, protected veterans, protected education, protected public safety, protected the Inflation Reduction Act and protected the American people from the draconian 22% across-the-board cuts that would have undermined the health, the safety and the well-being of everyday Americans.

So, this week puts into clear focus the choices that the American people have in front of them in terms of which direction their government will go. On one side, Democrats- Team Reasonable, Team Normal and Team Get Stuff Done. On the other side, Republicans- Team Chaos, Team Dysfunction and Team Extreme."

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