Outrage followed from Republicans, who printed out the Senate minority leader’s remark on posters and condemned it before press conferences.
The shutdown has prompted federal agencies to close or curtail operations nationwide, and forced hundreds of thousands of employees to stay home without immediate pay.
Legal challenges are likely to follow, but still, now it was the Democrats’ turn to accuse the GOP of brutality.
They’re callously choosing to hurt people – the workers who protect our country, inspect our food, respond when disasters strike.
There are indeed outside influences pressuring Democrats to stand firm on their demands, and so far they are happy with the results.
Not only are Democrats’ demands “wildly popular”, Republicans are not to be trusted to honor any agreement, he said.
The Republicans are closing rural hospitals, increasing costs and giving a lawless administration more power to do what it wants. »
