Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) said Friday on NewsNation’s Cuomo that he supports eliminating the Senate filibuster to allow Republicans to pass government funding legislation without Democrat input. His comments came amid a partial government shutdown and growing partisan gridlock in the Senate.
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.
