WATCH: Jeffries says he and Johnson had ‘opening conversation’ on budget talks

Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a New York Democrat, said that he and the House Speaker Mike Johnson discussed how to reach a bipartisan deal to fund the federal government. The two discussed kitchen table economic issues, health care, public safety and national security, Jeffries said.

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“But in that conversation, I also made clear we’re not going to support partisan funding legislation. Period. Full stop,” said Jeffries.

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Congressional Republicans need to garner some Democratic support to continue funding the government. Jeffries said that he and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are “working closely together” on their negotiation strategy. He also called for a bipartisan meeting of top congressional leaders.

Jeffries and Schumer briefly diverged from each other during a spring budget battle with the Trump administration, with Schumer brokering a deal to fund the government over concerns that a funding shutdown would allow the Trump administration to wreak havoc on the federal workforce.

“We’re not going to find ourselves in a situation where Republicans at the 11th Hour, present a partisan spending bill that hurts everyday Americans,“ Jeffries told reporters.