Copyright KABC-TV
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries expressed strong opposition to the government funding package that the House will vote on Wednesday night. "This fight is not over. We're just getting started. We'll fight today, we'll fight tomorrow, we'll fight this week, we'll fight next week, we'll fight this month, we'll fight next month, we'll fight until we win this battle for the American people," Jeffries said. He said the bill fails to address the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits. "Donald Trump and Republicans made the decision to shut the government down. The longest shutdown in American history was rather do that than provide health care that's affordable to working class Americans, middle class Americans and hard working American taxpayers all across the country," he said. Jeffries said Democrats will take back the House next year. "There's only two ways that this fight will end. Only two ways, Mr. Speaker, that this fight will end: Either Republicans finally decide to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits this year, or the American people will throw Republicans out of their jobs next year and in the speakership of Donald J. Trump once and for all, that's how this fight ends," he said. Jeffries had unlimited speaking time during the debate on the bill but only spoke for about 15 minutes. -ABC News' Lauren Peller At least 878 flights were canceled in the United States early on Wednesday, with the departures from the busy hubs of Chicago, Denver and Atlanta leading the list of the most cancellations, according to a flight-data tracker. Another 404 flights had been delayed as of about 5 a.m. ET, according to FlightAware. Chicago O'Hare International topped the tracker's list of cancellations, with 44 as of about 4 a.m. local time. Next was Denver with 43 and Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson with 37. Wednesday's flight cancellations appeared set to continue a dayslong streak of chaos at American airports, which were operating under duress amid a federal government shutdown.
