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like him government shutdown As it moves into its third week and service members and federal workers are about to start missing their paychecks, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and other Democrats continue to point fingers at President Donald Trump and Republicans.
in a fundraising email Sent to his followers this week, Jeffries signed it off with his usual motto: “keep the faith.”
In the email, Jeffries indicated that his party will not budge on its demands before reopening the government, saying, “Democrats will continue to fight to address the Republican health crisis, and we will NOT back down until it is fixed. America deserves better.”
In the Senate, talks have continued in the background behind closed doors, but nothing has yet materialized into full negotiations on the expiration of Obamacare tax credits to find a way out to end the shutdown.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks to the media with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., at the White House in Washington, D.C., on September 29, 2025, just hours before the government shutdown. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
If Jeffries’ rhetoric is any indication, Democrats are nowhere near making a budget.
“Republicans thought we would back down because of their fake videos, threats and lies,” he wrote. “No chance. Cancel the cuts. Reduce the cost. Save health care. Keep the faith.”
Other House Democrats have also been actively fundraising in the wake of the shutdown.
Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Ore., has been particularly active, sending out several fundraising emails, including one in which her team told supporters, “The stakes couldn’t be higher.”
“That’s why Janelle won’t back down from her fight to put Oregonians first and ensure our government works for the people,” Bynum’s team wrote. “If you’re with her, please do your part today to help her sustain this critical fight for hard-working Americans. the house“.
In another email to his supporters, Bynum complained that “Republicans just released an attack ad blaming me for the government shutdown.”
UPPER HOUSE DEMIST EXPOSES PARTY STRATEGY TO BLAME REPUBLICANS FOR APPROACHING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
Rep. Janelle Bynum sent several fundraising emails, including one in which her team told supporters, “The stakes couldn’t be higher.” (Janelle Bynum for Congress)
“They are targeting me for their failed leadership and the chaos they have created in Washington. We cannot allow their disgraceful attacks to go unanswered,” he wrote, adding, “Will you rush a donation now to help our team stand up to national Republicans and defend Oregonians?”
Rep. Dave Min, D-Calif., wrote in another fundraising email that “if we want to prevent these shutdowns from happening in the future, we need to take back control of Congress next year.”
“That’s why I’m turning to you: If you’re in a position to give, will you contribute whatever you can to help me defend this very unstable district next year?” he implored.
“The Democrats’ demands are simple,” he wrote in another email.
“Reversing Republican cuts to Medicaid and extending Obamacare tax credits to make health insurance more affordable. None of these things should be controversial!” he wrote, providing a link to donate.
DEMOCRATS LAUNCH NEW CAMPAIGN ADS TARGETTING REPUBLICANS ABOUT THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
Rep. Dave Min, D-Calif., then a state senator in Sacramento, California, on Monday, July 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, got right to the point, asking her supporters in an email to “contribute $10, $25 or whatever makes sense to you to support me against this reckless shutdown and help us take back the House next fall.”
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Speaking to reporters on Friday, Jeffries tripled down on his rejection of the GOP’s continuing resolution spending bill that would reopen the government, calling it a “partisan spending bill that continues to destroy the American people’s health care and threatens to raise the costs of living for tens of millions of people.”
Fox News Digital reached out to the offices of Jeffries, Bynum, Min and Kaptur for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
Fox News Digital’s Alex Miller contributed to this report.
