US EditionCentrist Republicans warn against Trump's partisan shutdown strategy
Centrist Republicans warn that freezing $28 billion in infrastructure funds for Democratic states risks prolonging the shutdown and harming chances to reopen the government soon.
- By October 4, the U.S. government shutdown had entered its fourth day, marking the fifth longest in the nation's history.
- The shutdown stemmed from failed negotiations as Senate Democrats repeatedly rejected a short-term funding bill amid calls for permanent ACA subsidy extensions.
- Centrist Republicans, including Senators Thom Tillis and Susan Collins, criticized President Trump’s tactics like freezing $28 billion in infrastructure funds to Democratic-led states and called for fact-based dialogue.
- Collins called for fairness, emphasizing the need for both sides to focus on facts and resolve the shutdown, while Tillis cautioned that actions like the Office of Management and Budget canceling programs could undermine trust in future negotiations.
- The prolonged shutdown harms government services and risks political division, with Republicans needing at least seven Democratic Senate votes to pass funding before November 21.
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Republicans are trying to pin the blame for the government shutdown while simultaneously cheering the temporary pause on its functions, a New York Times analyst warned Monday.President Donald Trump and other Republicans have been gloating over slashing programs favored by Democrats and unleashing White House budget director Russell Vought to enact cuts laid out in the Project 2025 blueprint he helped devise, and columnist Frank Bruni analyzed th…
Trump Prepares Mass Firings as Chuck Schumer’s Shutdown Gambit Backfires
Nobody knows when the Democrats' government shutdown will end, but President Donald Trump can guarantee that many federal workers won't have jobs to come back to when it's over. The post Trump Prepares Mass Firings as Chuck Schumer’s Shutdown Gambit Backfires appeared first on Slay News.
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