Republicans slam Katherine Clark's shutdown leverage comments
Katherine Clark admits the shutdown is used as leverage during stalled funding talks, which have now lasted over three weeks with no negotiations, officials said.
- The government shutdown has surpassed three weeks with no negotiations, and the House-passed continuing resolution to fund government until Nov. 21 awaits 60 Senate votes.
- House Minority Whip Katherine Clark said Democrats see the shutdown as `one of the few leverage times we have`, while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer keeps his caucus united on healthcare demands.
- Republicans played a televised clip outside House Speaker Mike Johnson's office and labeled the crisis the `Schumer shutdown`, while the White House said Democrats are `celebrating` and trying to `appease their Radical Left base` in a Wednesday release.
- The shutdown's length has reached the second-longest in U.S. history, and party leadership have stayed in Washington to hold daily press conferences blaming the other side.
- Sixteen Colorado school districts are reporting financial stress as President Donald Trump balances delayed emergency aid for farmers against foreign policy priorities affected by the shutdown.
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NEW: Democrat Minority Whip Slips Up, Admits To Using Families' Suffering As Leverage In Shutdown Battle
Democrats have admitted they plan to prolong the government shutdown into November, a timeframe that could break the all-time record of 35 days, to try to win over voters as Americans start applying for health insurance coverage. “Shutdowns are terrible and, of course, there will be families that are going to suffer. We take that responsibility very seriously,” House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) said to Fox News reporter Chad Pergram dur…
Editor Daily Rundown: Top House Democrat Says Shutdown Offers Chance For 'Leverage'
TOP HOUSE DEM TO AMERICANS: SHUTDOWN PRODUCES SUFFERING ... BUT OFFERS CHANCE AT 'LEVERAGE' ... RAPID RESPONSE 47: @WhipKClark, the number two House Democrat, on the Democrat Shutdown: "Of course there will be families that are going to suffer... but it is one of the few leverage times we have." These people are SICK!
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