House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday rejected Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' (D-N.Y.) demand that the two have a televised debate as the government shutdown entered its second week.

Why it matters: Johnson is laying down a hard line in refusing to negotiate on a deal to end the shutdown, cancelling House votes this week and vowing to keep the chamber out of session until Democrats fold. • "The House has done its job," he said at a press conference Monday. "There's nothing for us to negotiate."

Driving the news: Jeffries, in a letter to Johnson, challenged the House speaker to a debate "any day this week in primetime, broadcast live to the American people." • "A debate on the House Floor will provide the American people with the transparency they deserve," Jeffries wrote.

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