Democrats are keeping the government shut down to score political points and “putting Americans in harm’s way” to advance their progressive agenda, Rep. John Rose told Newsmax on Wednesday.
“Well, I think we heard Bernie Sanders said this, that they’ll reopen the government if they reopen the government, that they’ll lose their leverage,” the Tennessee Republican said in an interview on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America.”
“They’re trying to achieve political gains for the progressive left, and they’re willing to put Americans in harm’s way to do that, and that’s really sad,” he added.
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