‘Killed off Elmo’: Jeffries brings along stuffed friend for stunt on House floor
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Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries brandished an Elmo puppet on the House floor while criticizing Republican-backed cuts to Sesame Street funding in the $9 billion rescissions package.
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Jeffries held up a stuffed Elmo doll while accusing Republicans of targeting beloved children's shows like "Sesame Street" in their push to slash federal spending."Today, we are on the floor of the House of Representatives debating legislation that targets Elmo. And Big Bird. And Daniel Tiger and ‘Sesame Street,'" Jeffries said, waving the puppet as he railed against the GOP-led rescissions package.
The moment, widely circulated online, came during debate over the Republican-backed Proposed Rescissions of Budgetary Resources from President Trump, which would eliminate over $9 billion in unspent or low-priority federal funds.
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