Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told Breitbart News Daily that the Trump administration is working to limit the impact of the ongoing Democrat-led shutdown on the American people, in contrast to the Obama administration’s strategy during past shutdowns.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) blasted Senate Democrats on Thursday night, accusing them of prioritizing taxpayer-funded healthcare for illegal immigrants over military personnel and veterans. Speaking on Fox News Channel’s Hannity, Hawley said Democrats’ refusal to pass a clean funding bill revealed their true priorities during what Republicans are calling the “Schumer Shutdown.”
Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is calling out Senate Democrats for a costly government shutdown, labeling it the “Schumer Shutdown” and revealing that American taxpayers are footing a $400 million-per-day bill for 750,000 non-essential federal employees not to work.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) used his Friday appearance on MSNBC’s The Briefing to argue that while health care is a major sticking point in the looming government shutdown, the larger problem is what he called the Trump administration’s “unconstitutional” conduct.
With less than a week until the federal government runs out of funding, Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over a new spending agreement. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is signaling that a shutdown could become an opportunity to permanently shrink the federal workforce.
