Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) said Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union that Democrats are obstructing a clean government funding bill out of fear of their own far-left base. She accused Democrat leaders of prioritizing political interests over the needs of the American people as a government shutdown looms.
Britt noted that Senate Republican Whip John Thune has already put forward a clean continuing resolution (CR) that passed the House, giving Congress an opportunity to keep the government open. She said Democrats voted for similar measures 13 times under President Biden but are now refusing to do so because they are being pushed by far-left influences within their party.
Britt also focused on Obamacare subsidies as a sticking point. She pointed to 2026 projections showing that 80% of the anticipated cost increases under the Affordable Care Act will result from what she called a “fundamentally flawed program.” Britt criticized the expansion of COVID-era subsidies, arguing they allow high-income individuals, including millionaires with multiple homes, to receive taxpayer-funded benefits.
“From the very beginning, Obamacare was never affordable,” Britt said, citing a Washington Post article acknowledging the same. She argued that Democrats are more focused on defending these subsidies than on fixing the waste and fraud embedded in the system.
She added that her office has heard from constituents who own multiple properties and still qualify for subsidies. “The fact that Democrats are going to the mat so millionaires can get additional money from the government is absolutely mind-boggling,” she said. Britt claimed the program has no income cap, which allows people with significant wealth to benefit.
Britt concluded by calling for a focus on working families and criticized Democrats for seeking a political edge instead of fiscal responsibility. “We need to make sure, just like we did with the working families tax cuts, that the people who actually need these things can get them,” she said.
