Lighting a fire under Dems

Democrats' phones are blowing up non-stop with calls from constituents demanding they do more.

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Monday he is launching a new task force to combat the Trump administration's efforts to upend the federal government.

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"We are engaged in a multifaceted struggle to protect and defend everyday Americans from the harm being inflicted by this administration," Jeffries wrote in a letter to his Democratic colleagues.

As part of that effort, the Democratic leader said he is establishing a "Rapid Response Task Force and Litigation Working Group" led by Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse (D-Colo.). The group will be co-chaired by Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the ranking members of the Appropriations, Oversight and Judiciary committees, respectively.

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Democrats likely have one big piece of leverage in the federal appropriations process, and Jeffries has signaled plans to withhold Democratic votes until Trump ends his efforts to freeze federal funds.

Even Democrats' most centrist members have signaled support for that strategy despite the risk of precipitating a dreaded government shutdown.

Federal funding is set to expire March 14.

  Axios