Sen. John Cornyn told Newsmax on Tuesday that Democrats are driving the federal government toward a partial shutdown to score political points against President Donald Trump, at the expense of the American people.
“If Democrats want to shut down [the government], it’s because they want to demonstrate to their political base that they’re fighting President Trump,” the Texas Republican told Newsmax’s “American Agenda.” “Unfortunately, they picked a fight with 320 million people, known as the American people.”
The government faces a shutdown at midnight Wednesday unless the Senate passes a short-term continuing resolution (CR). The House on Sept. 19 narrowly passed a GOP-backed CR to fund the federal government through Nov. 21. That bill now faces resistance by Senate Democrats. Cornyn warned the Senate has just one last chance to pass that House CR — likely in a vote later Tuesday — if it wants to avert a shutdown before the deadline.
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