Thune: Schumer Shutdown Day Six
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, we’re now in day six of the Democrats’ government shutdown. “Day six. “And I’m wondering just what exactly Democrats think they’re gaining from all […]
Thune: Schumer Shutdown Day Three
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, it’s been two weeks since our first vote on a clean continuing resolution to keep the government open. “This shutdown could have been avoided […]
Democrats Rail Against the Health Care System They Created
THE HISTORY IS CLEAR: DEMOCRATS CREATED OBAMACARE WITHOUT A SINGLE REPUBLICAN VOTE, AND IT HAS UTTERLY FAILED TO ACHIEVE ANY OF THEIR STATED GOALS “This bill will cut health care costs, preserve Medicare, and reduce the federal deficit to boot. History will look back on this bill as the moment we turned things around in […]
Thune: Schumer Shutdown Day Two
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, we are into the second day of a government shutdown, after Democrats once again rejected a clean, nonpartisan funding bill to keep the government […]
Democrats’ Government Shutdown Halts the Bipartisan Appropriations Process
BEFORE DEMOCRATS SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN, THE SENATE HAD BEEN MAKING PROGRESS ON THE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS, A DEPARTURE FROM THE DEMOCRAT-RUN SENATE OF RECENT YEARS “Since I became majority leader of the Senate in January, I’ve made it clear that I am committed to a bipartisan appropriations process, in which senators of both parties get […]
Democrats’ Government Shutdown Has Real and Immediate Consequences
CHUCK SCHUMER AND DEMOCRATS’ GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IS A LOSING STRATEGY THAT HAS ALREADY SEEN SENATE DEMOCRAT DEFECTIONS “The federal government shut down at 12:01 a.m. this morning. It’s the first government shutdown since 2019.” (Punchbowl News: AM: Shutdown, Day One: What’s the way out? – 10/1/25) “Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are going to […]
Thune: Democrats Are Full Speed Ahead in the Wrong Direction
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, here we are. “Democrats have bowed to the far left, and they’ve shut down the federal government. “As of this morning, critical federal employees […]
Schumer and Democrats Shut Down the Government
THIS EVENING, TRYING TO APPEASE THEIR PROGRESSIVE BASE, DEMOCRAT LEADER SCHUMER LED SENATE DEMOCRATS IN VOTING TO SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT Republicans’ continuing resolution (CR) “would keep federal agencies funded through Nov. 21 to buy appropriators more time to negotiate and pass fiscal 2026 spending bills. It does not include partisan policy riders or cut […]
Democrats Prepare to Shut Down the Government and Bring Pain to Their States
ON THE BRINK OF A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, IT TURNS OUT DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN COORDINATING WITH PROGRESSIVE GROUPS AND PLANNING A SHUTDOWN FOR MONTHS “Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and his staff are closely coordinating their government shutdown strategy with outside liberal groups, Axios has learned.” (Axios: Scoop: Schumer’s private war room on government shutdown […]
Thune: The Senate Is on Schumer Shutdown Watch
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, we are just 14 hours away from a government shutdown. “The House has passed a clean, nonpartisan continuing resolution to fund the government until […]