Congressional Democrats “do not want to get serious” about budget negotiations, but Republicans have done their part to keep the government open, Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., told Newsmax on Thursday, insisting that if there is a shutdown, the fault will lie with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
“We’ve done our job in the House,” Carter said on “Wake Up America.” “Let’s make sure we understand if the government does shut down — and it shouldn’t — but if it does, this will be the Schumer shutdown. It will be on Chuck Schumer and the Democrats.”
Carter stressed that House Republicans voted to ensure payments to troops and Social Security recipients.
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