House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., declined to back Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., as House Democrats continue to voice their outrage over Schumer’s decision to advance a Republican stopgap spending bill rather than risk a government shutdown.

“Next question” was all Jeffries would say when asked by reporters if there should be new leadership in the House, Politico reported. Jeffries also refused to answer a question on whether he had confidence in Schumer. He said any conversations they had would “remain private.”

Schumer has defended his decision by saying that voting for the continuing resolution was the best of a bad option.

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