House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Monday he is standing behind his Senate counterpart, Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), despite a surge of grassroots anger towards the Senate leader.

Why it matters: Even many House Democrats are raging against Schumer for not stopping a group of centrist senators from voting to advance a deal to reopen the government. • Democratic lawmakers and liberal groups erupted in fury Sunday over the details of the deal, which includes only the promise of a December vote on expending Affordable Care Act tax credits. • Jeffries has publicly vowed to "fight" the deal when it reaches the House, dubbing it a "partisan Republican spending bill" at his press conference Monday.

Driving the news: Asked at the press conference whether he believes Schumer is ef

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