House Minority Leader Jeffries defends Democrats' healthcare push amid shutdown

By Scott Detrow,

Kathryn Fink, Patrick Jarenwattananon

Published October 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM EDT

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

Corrected: October 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM EDT

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 the weekend host of All Things Considered, and a co-host of the Consider This podcast. In this role Detrow contributes to the weekday All Things Considered broadcasts, and regularly hosts NPR's live special coverage of major news stories.

Kathryn Fink

Kathryn Fink is a producer with NPR's All Things Considered.

Patrick Jarenwattananon

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