WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 16: U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) walks with House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) as they arrive for an event on affordability on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on September 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. House Democrats held an event to outline their affordability agenda and to speak out against Republican policies and rising inflation and its effects on everyday Americans. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 16: U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) walks with House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) as they arrive for an event on affordability on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on September 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. House Democrats held an event to outline their affordability agenda and to speak out against Republican policies and rising inflation and its effects on everyday Americans. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Family members of the victims of flight 5342, the deadly Jan. 2025 midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River, listen during a news conference as they call for Congress to pass aviation safety reforms at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on September 16, 2026 shows (L/R) US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on September 4, 2026 and China's President Xi Jinping in Bishkek on September 1, 2026. Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit Washington on September 24 and meet with US President Donald Trump. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA and Peter KOVALEV / various sources / AFP via Getty Images)

FILE - Sunny, President Barack Obama's newest dog takes a walk at the White House, Sept. 9, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 16: Members of the United States military rehearse for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s official visit to the White House on September 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to welcome Xi to Washington on September 24. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 16: Members of the United States military rehearse for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s official visit to the White House on September 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to welcome Xi to Washington on September 24. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 16: Members of the United States military rehearse for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s official visit to the White House on September 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to welcome Xi to Washington on September 24. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)