Reuters: US House Speaker Mike Johnson blamed congressional Democrats on Tuesday for prolonging the government shutdown, accusing them of prioritizing politics over the well-being of the American people.
“Welcome to Day 14 of the Democrat government shutdown,” Johnson told reporters on Capitol Hill.
“It’s two weeks, two weeks of Democrats in Congress inflicting untold pain on the American people for nothing other than pure politics, as we’ve explained at this podium every day of the shutdown,” he added.
The shutdown has halted non-essential government services, furloughed thousands of federal workers and delayed key programs across agencies.
Later Tuesday, the Senate is slated to vote for an eighth time on a Republican-led stopgap funding bill to fund the government. Since the measure requires 60 votes to advance, Senate Republicans need additional support from Democrats to ensure its passage.
