Banks: Schumer Shutdown Hurts Troops, Families

Banks: Schumer Shutdown Hurts Troops, Families

Source: (Photo by Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) publicly criticized Senate Democrats today over the government shutdown, warning that the failure to pass a continuing resolution is causing direct harm to U.S. servicemembers, their families, and the small businesses that serve military communities. Appearing on Newsmax’s Wake Up America, Senator Banks focused on the impending deadline…

Sen. Banks to Newsmax: Military Members, Local Economies Will Soon Feel Shutdown’s Effects

Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., used his appearance on Newsmax's "Wake Up America" to issue a stinging rebuke of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Democrats over the ongoing government shutdown — and to spotlight the looming consequences it will have for military members, their families, and the small businesses that depend on them. "Chuck Schumer last night told reporters that the shutdown is going really well for Democrats, but how foo…

Sen. James Lankford to Newsmax: Federal, Military Paychecks Facing Delays

The nation has reached "a critical moment" in the ongoing government shutdown as civilian federal workers and members of the military face delayed paychecks, so Democrats must "finally come on board" and end the impasse, Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., told Newsmax. "Civilian federal workers are not going to get paid this Friday. Military members are not going to get paid next Wednesday," Lankford told Thursday's "Wake Up America." President Donal…

Debunking the 'Schumer Shutdown' Myths: Why Democrats Own This Government Standoff

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Bartlesville Radio » News » PODCAST Senator James Lankford

US Senator Lankford called into Bartlesville Radio for our monthly podcast to talk about the government shutdown. Senator Lanford blames the shutdown squarely on the Democrats, who he says, "feels the political need to resist president Trump." Sen. Lankford says the major driver in the mess is that the Democrats want to continue spending COVID money for Obamacare even though the pandemic has been over for some time. You can listen to the enti…

DAY 9: Democrats Continue Government Shutdown In Order to Hurt the American People – Dr. Rich SwierClick to open the search input fieldScroll to top

Rational Americans agree, why shutdown the government? The House passed a clean continuing resolution, the same CR that Democrats have voted for thirteen times in the last four years, including back in March. So what’s the point? The point is to hurt Americans. Trump has made things better for every American (except terrorists and America’s worst domestic enemies). His transformational presidency, surging economy and pro-America foreign policy ha