Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., blasted Senate Democrats for again blocking a House-passed stopgap funding measure that would have reopened the government, telling Newsmax on Friday the stalemate is prolonging what he called the “Schumer Shutdown.”
“Look, we’re still in a Schumer Shutdown,” Rounds told “The Record With Greta Van Susteren,” referring to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. “And I know that’s cliché, but a Schumer Shutdown is what we’re dealing with right now. Members of his own team over there are saying we’re not exactly sure why we’re doing this. … They’re getting tired of it.”
Rounds said Senate Republicans have tried to show good faith by moving appropriations bills through regular order. He noted that three spending bills have already passed and three more are ready, with the goal of eventually avoiding the last-minute omnibus packages that have become common on Capitol Hill.
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