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Mike Johnson Criticizes Schumer, Accuses Him of Blocking Legislation for Political Reasons
- House Speaker Mike Johnson accused Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of intentionally delaying the government shutdown for political reasons, claiming this harms the American public and distracts from Republican efforts to keep the government open.
- Johnson asserted that Democrats are using valuable time for partisan politics instead of finalizing budget talks, highlighting a Democrat proposal with $1.5 trillion in new spending that reverses Republican efforts on Medicaid fraud.
- He denied that GOP proposals would negatively impact rural hospitals, blaming the Affordable Care Act instead, stating that 'premiums have risen exponentially since 2010' and emphasizing Republican reforms to Medicaid.
- Johnson insisted that the House had already voted to continue military pay during the shutdown and criticized Schumer, saying, 'an eighth-grade civics student can point out the fallacy in what he just said.
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Johnson: Republicans 'have plans' to 'fix' Obamacare
(The Center Square) – As the ongoing government shutdown enters its third week, Republican leaders are reminding Democrats that by blocking the House-passed funding bill, they are also delaying progress on the very health care policies that they claim are…
A Political Shutdown That Doesn’t Need To Continue
by O.J. Eleka at CDN - “Every day gets better for us.” That’s how Senate Democrat leader Chuck Schumer gleefully described the ongoing federal government shutdown for his party in an interview this week. Before that, a super PAC linked to Schumer circulated a memo bragging that Democrats are “winning” the shutdown fight and warning allies that it would be “a … Click to read the rest HERE-> A Political Shutdown That Doesn’t Need To Continue first…
Speaker Johnson: Schumer, Dems 'Misleading' Voters About Shutdown
Ending this shutdown is not a one-party exercise, Johnson said during a press conference in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol. Republicans do have control of Congress, but it still takes 60 votes to pass a funding bill in the Senate.
House Speaker Mike Johnson Goes Off on Democrats as He Weighs in on Schumer Shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson was on “Fox News Sunday” to weigh in on the continued shutdown of the federal government which began on October 1st. Johnson explained that the Democrat party is intentionally keeping the government closed to support their Marxist base. Speaker Johnson pointed out Rep Jeffries dishonesty in his version of events, being a guest on the same show prior to his own appearance. “Thank you for your fact-based questions to my …
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Speaker Johnson Slams Dems: Shutdown Fight for ‘Marxist’ Base
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that Democrats are deliberately dragging out the government shutdown for political cover while trying to shift blame to Republicans, arguing that Republicans have already passed measures to keep the government open and pay federal workers. "They are trying their best to distract the American people from the simple fact they’ve chosen a partisan fight so they can prove to their Marxist-rising base in the Dem…
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