New York Congressmen Hakeem Jeffries and Mike Lawler got into a shouting match Wednesday during a testy exchange over the ongoing government shutdown. Lawler, a Republican, confronted the House minority leader after a news conference about Affordable Care Act subsidies,

The roughly five-minute confrontation, initiated by Representative Mike Lawler of New York, was intended to draw attention to Democrats’ role in the government shutdown.

By Dan Murphy Eight days into a Federal Government shutdown, Westchester Congressman Mike Lawler confronted democratic House Majority Leader Hakeem Jeffries outside of his office in the Capitol Building and asked Jeffries if he would back the Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act,

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) got into a heated debate in the hallways of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday with his fellow New Yorker, Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY).

In a fiery exchange, Democrat Hakeem Jeffries also said Republican Mike Lawler was 'embarrassing' himself during the confrontation over the government shutdown.

N.Y., joins 'America Reports' to discuss his heated argument with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., over the government shutdown.

A fiery exchange between House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Hudson Valley Rep. Mike Lawler spilled into the open this week amid tensions over the ongoing government shutdown, according to reports.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday called fellow New York Rep. Mike Lawler (R) a “malignant clown” in the wake of a confrontation in a House hallway. “So, we conclude this press conference,