GOP Leader Thune: Govt Shutdown ‘Totally Up to Democrats’

Democrats are “hijacking” the budget process, “taking the government and the American people hostage” to try to force their high-spending agenda, according to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.

“They’re trying to load up all this liberal, special interest stuff,” Thune told Sunday’s “Meet the Press” on NBC.

“Compromise on what? This is a simple seven-week funding resolution to allow us to do a normal appropriations process.”