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To be clear: the only bipartisan solution on the table to re-open the government is the Republican’s clean, 7-week continuing resolution. Instead of supporting a clean extension, like Democrats have done 13 times under Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer is insisting on the following demands:
- Democrats want us to cut $50 billion for America's rural hospitals.
- They want to gut portions of President Trump's 'One Big, Beautiful Bill’ — our core legislative achievement to lower taxes and secure the border.
- They're demanding $1.5 trillion to fund their partisan demands, including taxpayer-funded health care for illegal immigrants.
My mom says it best, "You can't argue with crazy." Democrats must come to their senses and support a clean extension to get the government working again for the American people. We're staying in 24/7 communication with the White House and our colleagues to ensure we don't give into extortion.
Whether Democrats realize it or not, by shutting down the government—they have forfeited a lot of power to the President of the United States. In a shutdown, President Trump has the authority to deem federal workers essential or non-essential, and make a lot of decisions about the function of government. Now, Senate Democrats must decide: vote with us to re-open the government, or empower the Trump administration to shrink the size of government.
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