Rep. Dan Meuser to Newsmax: Dems’ Forcing Key Programs to Be Cut

Democrats’ refusal to end the federal shutdown is resulting in the cutting of government programs they supported, Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa., told Newsmax on Wednesday.

Speaking on “Wake Up America Early,” Meuser said Democrats’ political calculations have backfired, particularly in New York, where the impacts of the shutdown are being felt deeply.

“[Senate Minority Leader] Chuck Schumer has got to be not only one of the most unlikable people in Washington, but I think nationwide and certainly throughout New York state right now,” Meuser told host Alex Kraemer.

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