House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that “no Democrat” in Congress is attempting to expand health care benefits to migrants without legal status.

“Federal law clearly prohibits the expenditure of taxpayer dollars to provide health care to undocumented immigrants. Period, full stop,” Jeffries said on NBC’s "Meet the Press." “And no Democrat on Capitol Hill is trying to change that law.”

As the government shutdown approaches a full week, the Senate continues to negotiate on competing proposals to fund the government. The Republican-backed bill would fund the government through Nov. 21.

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