Democrats keep America closed as Schumer Shutdown enters week three

This corrupt DemocRAT stupidity will cost the DemocRATs in the midterms and in 2028. Senate Democrats once again blocked a Republican-backed proposal to reopen the federal government Tuesday, marking the eighth time in two weeks that Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s caucus has voted to keep the government shuttered. The vote fell short of the 60 votes needed to break the filibuster and advance a clean continuing resolution — a temporary funding bill that would have extended government spending at current levels without policy riders. Only two members of the Democrat caucus, Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Maine Independent Sen. Angus King, broke ranks to vote with Republicans -Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman, who had previously voted to reopen the government throughout the shutdown, was absent from Tuesday’s vote Republican leaders blasted Schumer for what they called deliberate political obstruction. “We’re only stuck as long as a handful of Democrats decide they want to follow the leader and play politics rather than do the right thing on behalf of the American people and open up the government,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune told Fox News’ Harris Faulkner on Tuesday. House GOP conference chair Lisa McClain echoed that frustration, saying, “Let’s be clear: These emergency measures can’t fully fix the Democrats’ damage. Sadly, as Americans suffer, Democrats celebrate.Wednesday. House Speaker Mike Johnson warned Monday that the nation is headed for one of the longest shutdowns in American history unless Democrats reverse course -- https://mxmnews.com/article/4880cbde-738b-4b2a-9885-86656eba85e5?democrats-keep-america-closed-as-schumer-shutdown-enters-week-three