Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., appeared on Newsmax on Wednesday to condemn the Democrat approach to the federal shutdown, saying partisan priorities are preventing lawmakers from reopening the government.
Moody, sworn in nine months ago, described the shutdown as “a cloud hanging over” Washington, D.C., and blamed Democrat leaders for rejecting Republican offers to reopen the government while budget talks continue.
“My reaction is what all of us on the Republican side of the aisle are saying: How do we move the government forward when their goal, their aim, is to shut it down?” she said on “Wake Up America,” portraying the opposition’s strategy as political theater that harms ordinary citizens.
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