Hakeem Jeffries

We're going to continue to show up and stand up and speak up. We will not stop fighting until we continue America's march toward a more perfect union, until we end this national nightmare, until we make sure that this is a nation truly with liberty and justice for all.

I haven't cried in years.

I haven't cried in years.

No. I mean, I write all this stuff because then I don't have to live it. Whoa. She's like, I got him.

No. I mean, I write all this stuff because then I don't have to live it. Whoa. She's like, I got him.

When the sun rose on Sunday, Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York sat on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, live streaming their opposition to a Republican budget plan.

When the sun rose on Sunday, Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York sat on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, live streaming their opposition to a Republican budget plan.

Booker warned it would severely cut Medicaid and Social Security benefits, but Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson denies this, and no specific cuts to the programs have been decided yet. D.C. teacher Ashley Porter stopped her morning run short to sit with Booker and Jeffries.

Booker warned it would severely cut Medicaid and Social Security benefits, but Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson denies this, and no specific cuts to the programs have been decided yet. D.C. teacher Ashley Porter stopped her morning run short to sit with Booker and Jeffries.

The Democrats plan to sit on the Capitol steps until sunset Sunday. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.

The Democrats plan to sit on the Capitol steps until sunset Sunday. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.

Hello, ladies.

Hello, ladies.

Hello, ladies.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Great to be here.

Great to be here.

Great to be here.