Sen. James Lankford, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Jon M. Chu
Meet the Press · Season 2025 · Episode 44
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) pushed back against Democrats' claims that Republicans are ‘weaponizing hunger' by withholding SNAP funding, and called on the party to ‘just fix the problem' by voting to reopen the government. In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) says Republicans are "not acting in good faith" after they dismissed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-N.Y.) proposal to end the government shutdown by passing a one-year extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits. Ashley Etienne, Ryan Nobles, Marc Short and Amy Walter join the roundtable. "Wicked: For Good" director Jon M. Chu joins Kristen Welker for a Meet the Moment conversation.
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Season
2025
Episode
44
Air Date
09/Nov/2025
Air Time
09:00
Runtime
60 min
Overview
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In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) pushed back against Democrats' claims that Republicans are ‘weaponizing hunger' by withholding SNAP funding, and called on the party to ‘just fix the problem' by voting to reopen the government. In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) says Republicans are "not acting in good faith" after they dismissed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-N.Y.) proposal to end the government shutdown by passing a one-year extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits. Ashley Etienne, Ryan Nobles, Marc Short and Amy Walter join the roundtable. "Wicked: For Good" director Jon M. Chu joins Kristen Welker for a Meet the Moment conversation.
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