House Speaker Brandon Johnson slammed Senate Democrats and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for blocking a GOP-passed funding bill, accusing them of prioritizing “Marxist, far-left” demands over keeping the government open. As the shutdown drags on, Capitol Police work without pay, federal workers face permanent layoffs, and the economy suffers an estimated $160 million daily hit. Johnson called out the Senate’s repeated rejection of a “clean” continuing resolution, warning of growing national security and economic risks.
00:00Welcome everyone to day eight of the Democrat shutdown.
00:03As is our custom now, we'll come out every morning and give you an update on where things stand.
00:09I've tried to make this as simple as possible and as digestible as possible.
00:14It seems complicated. What's happening in Washington right now, it actually is very simple.
00:19Don't let the Democrats distract you and try to convince you of things that are not true.
00:24Yesterday, or a couple of days ago, Monday, I laid out six simple truths about how the Democrats shut down the government,
00:32why they did it, and why it is so important for them to come to their senses and turn the lights on.
00:37There is one sad and inescapable fact that no one can forget here.
00:41This shutdown is nothing more than political cover for Chuck Schumer and the Democrats.
00:47They are worried about the Marxists flanked in their Democrat Party.
00:51The Marxists are about to elect a mayor in New York City.
00:55That's Chuck Schumer's state, and he's terrified that he's going to get a challenge from his far left.
01:00I've noted that Chuck Schumer is a very far left politician, but he's not far enough left for the communists.
01:06And they're coming for him.
01:07And so he has to put up his dukes and show a fight.
01:09So they picked a fight on something that's not even related at all to the shutdown and the funding
01:14that we should have gotten done by the end of September.
01:17We just need a stopgap measure to give us a little more time to get the job of Congress done.
01:22They refuse to do it because they're playing politics, and real Americans are paying the price for it.
01:27But let me introduce Chairman Cole, and he can tell you about some.
01:30Welcome, everyone, to day eight of the Democrat shutdown.
01:34As is our custom now, we'll come out every morning and give you an update on where things stand.
01:39I've tried to make this as simple as possible and as digestible as possible.
01:44It seems complicated. What's happening in Washington right now, it actually is very simple.
01:49Don't let the Democrats distract you and try to convince you of things that are not true.
01:55Yesterday, or a couple of days ago, Monday, I laid out six simple truths about how the Democrats shut down the government,
02:02why they did it, and why it is so important for them to come to their senses and turn the lights on.
02:06Yesterday, I went through five fast facts for you about the shutdown, and I explained, as everyone now knows,
02:15Chuck Schumer's desperate attempts to rehabilitate his own image by shutting down the government.
02:23Today, we're going to talk about some of the consequences of that shutdown
02:26and what it means to real people around this country, real Americans experiencing the devastating cost of their political antics here.
02:35And I'm going to read you some sample quotes and headlines that we just collected yesterday from around the country.
02:41Here's a headline from the Hill.
02:43GOP leaders point to Capitol Police missed paychecks as shutdown drags on.
02:48So today, the U.S. Capitol Police officers are going to come to work to bravely protect U.S. government officials and staff in these dangerous times.
02:56They're going to do that without pay.
02:58Many Democrats in this chamber, by the way, I want to note, are going to receive paychecks this month
03:03while the men and women of the U.S. Capitol Police who are protecting them will not.
03:08Here's another headline from the New York Post.
03:10Aviation groups warn a government shutdown will delay aircraft safety inspections, maintenance work on critical equipment.
03:19While air traffic controllers are going to continue to serve in their posts, thankfully, critical safety inspections are going to stop, increasing risk for air travelers.
03:28That affects everybody.
03:29Here's another headline from Georgia, local media in Georgia.
03:32Central Georgia food banks prepare for surge of new clients during the government shutdown.
03:38It's a sad headline.
03:39Remember, Georgia's two Democrat senators, Warnock and Ossoff, have now voted five times to keep the government closed down.
03:47Five times so far.
03:48I suspect they may continue, and they're hurting real people in the state of Georgia.
03:52Here's one from New Hampshire local media.
03:54National parks caught in the crosshairs of government shutdown.
03:58Let me point out that both senators from New Hampshire, Senators Shaheen and Hassan, have repeatedly voted to keep the government closed,
04:06and New Hampshire's national park sites closed by extension.
04:11How about New Jersey?
04:11Here's a headline yesterday.
04:13Hospital at-home telehealth programs on hold amid government shutdown.
04:18You've got two Democrat senators in New Jersey, Andy Kim and Cory Booker, and they have repeatedly voted against funding these programs, which New Jerseyans rely upon daily.
04:28Here's one from Michigan.
04:30Michigan.
04:30Michigan nonprofit leaders said a shutdown would be, at best, disruptive and, at worst, potentially devastating for local communities.
04:38There are two Democrat senators in Michigan, Gary Peters and Alyssa Slotkin, and they have voted now five times to enable this devastation upon their communities.
04:47One more, I could do this all day.
04:50Here's one more from CBS News.
04:52Government shutdown fears have Colorado food banks bracing for potential new visitors.
04:57You guessed it.
04:59Two Democrat senators from Colorado, Michael Bennett and John Hickenlooper, they keep voting over and over to keep the government closed.
05:07Democrats claim they want to negotiate, but that is already happening in a bipartisan, bicameral fashion.
05:13And we brought in the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee this morning, Tom Cole, who can talk more about that.
05:21But I just want to say this as I yield to Mr. Cole, and then you'll hear from the rest of the leaders, and I'll take some questions.
05:26There is one sad and inescapable fact that no one can forget here.
05:31This shutdown is nothing more than political cover for Chuck Schumer and the Democrats.
05:36They are worried about the Marxists flanked in their Democrat Party.
05:40The Marxists are about to elect a mayor in New York City.
05:44That's Chuck Schumer's state, and he's terrified that he's going to get a challenge from his far left.
05:50I've noted that Chuck Schumer is a very far left politician, but he's not far enough left for the communists.
05:55And they're coming for him.
05:56And so he has to put up his dukes and show a fight.
05:59So they picked a fight on something that's not even related at all to the shutdown and the funding that we should have gotten done by the end of September.
06:06We just need a stopgap measure to give us a little more time to get the job of Congress done.
06:11They refuse to do it because they're playing politics, and real Americans are paying the price for it.
06:16But let me introduce Chairman Cole, and he can tell you about some...
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