Rep. Buddy Carter to Newsmax: Democrats Put Politics Over the People

Rep. Buddy Carter to Newsmax: Democrats Put Politics Over the People

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and other Democrats are putting themselves ahead of Americans' needs and continuing to keep the government shut down, Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., told Newsmax on Monday.Carter appeared on "Wake Up America" and accused Democrats of prioritizing political posturing over the interests of the American people."That's what they're doing," Carter told host Alex Kraemer, adding that Schumer "is doing nothing m…

Op-Ed: Rep. Scott Franklin: The Democrats’ filibuster comes at America’s expense

We are now more than two weeks into the government shutdown with no end in sight. Much of what Americans are hearing from the media is misleading. This shutdown is not the result of Republicans refusing to negotiate. It is the result of Senate Democrats playing political games while American families and federal workers pay the price.House Republicans and one Democrat voted on September 19th to keep the government fully funded. We passed a clean…

Maryland Rep. Andy Harris blames Democrats for shutdown; criticizes protests

Maryland Republican Rep. Andy Harris criticized Democrats for the ongoing federal government shutdown and expressed skepticism about recent protests. Harris spoke on the Jerry Rogers Show Sunday morning. He responded to comments Rep. Johnny Olszewski made earlier in the week, in which he attributed the shutdown to the Freedom Caucus. “Johnny O [Olszewski] should know better. He should investigate the origins of the rescission law. It was actuall…