WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill backed by Long Island Rep. Tom Suozzi that could resolve a key issue behind the U.S. government shutdown came under fire Tuesday from the leader of his own party, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Without naming Suozzi, Jeffries publicly eviscerated lawmakers who are advocating for a one-year extension of expiring Obamacare health tax credits, calling that "laughable and "unacceptable" as a solution to unlock the shutdown stalemate.

"What world are the MAGA extremists living in right now?" Jeffries (D-Brooklyn) lashed out during a Capitol news conference.

"To think that Democrats are going to go along with a one-year extension from a group of people — meaning the Republicans — who just permanently extended massive tax breaks for their billionaire dono

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