The Ball Is in Democrats’ Court to Prevent a Government Shutdown
INSTEAD OF SUPPORTING A CLEAN CONTINUING RESOLUTION, DEMOCRATS SEEM CONTENT WITH PLUNGING THE COUNTRY INTO A SHUTDOWN (Click here to download) 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 […]
Senate Democrats, Let’s Avoid This Shutdown
Washington Post On Wednesday, Oct. 1, the federal government will shut down if legislation isn’t passed to extend its funding. Important government programs will be suspended, government services will be shuttered and government employees, including military personnel, will temporarily be without a paycheck. Everything from certain veterans’ health care programs to food assistance for needy […]
The American Public Does Not Support Democrats Shutting Down the Government
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE STILL THINK POORLY OF DEMOCRATS AND TRUST REPUBLICANS MORE ON KEY ISSUES “[E]veryone knows the American people — the American people are on our side.” – Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) “The Democratic Party’s image has eroded to its lowest point in more than three decades, according to a new Wall […]
With One Week to Go and More Than $1 Trillion in Demands, Democrats Careen Toward a Shutdown
(Click here to download) DEMOCRATS SURE SEEM WILLING TO SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT AND ARE STILL HOLDING GOVERNMENT FUNDING HOSTAGE OVER THEIR UNSERIOUS PROPOSAL “The contrast between the Republican bill and the Democrat bill is glaring. The Republican bill is a clean, nonpartisan short-term continuing resolution to fund the government to give us time to […]
Democrat Senators Prepare to Unleash “Pain” on Their Own States
“EVERY CORNER” OF NEW YORK WOULD HURT IN A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN Two years ago, Leader Schumer warned that a government shutdown would cause “disruptions for millions of New Yorkers to services they rely on, while thousands of federal workers could be furloughed:” “[I]t will be New Yorkers and families across America paying the price.” A […]
Thune: Democrats Resort to Reckless Partisan Posturing
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, the House has just passed a short-term, clean, nonpartisan continuing resolution to fund the government for a few additional weeks while we continue bipartisan […]
Democrats’ Unserious, Filthy Funding Bill
SENATE REPUBLICANS ARE SUPPORTING A CLEAN CONTINUING RESOLUTION THAT WILL GIVE CONGRESS MORE TIME TO PASS BIPARTISAN APPROPRIATIONS BILLS “For years the Democrat leader talked about the importance of passing clean continuing resolutions. In fact, we did 13 of them while the Democrats had the majority the past four years with a Democrat in the […]
Republicans Overcome Democrats’ Obstruction and Confirm 48 of President Trump’s Nominees
THIS WEEK, SENATE REPUBLICANS CONFIRMED 48 CIVILIAN NOMINEES EN BLOC, ALL OF WHOM RECEIVED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT IN COMMITTEE By confirming 48 nominees en bloc, the Senate has now confirmed 188 civilian nominees, far ahead of the pace of the Biden and first Trump administrations. (Senate Majority Leader: President Trump’s Senate-Confirmed Nominees – accessed 9/18/25; U.S. […]
Thune: Senate Republicans Break Democrat Blockade
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): “Well, Mr. President, last night we found out the answer to the question of how serious Democrats are about funding the government. “And the answer is, […]
Thune: The Ball Is in Schumer’s Court
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, Republicans continue to move forward on funding the government through a short-term CR. “Something that is routinely done around here in order to allow […]