Democrats are deepening the ongoing government shutdown for political gain, leaving workers and taxpayers to bear the consequences, Florida Rep. Scott Franklin said in a Newsmax interview on Friday.
“Unfortunately, I don’t [see an end in sight], and I’m clearly not a good oddsmaker because I never would have imagined we’d be in this position at this point,” the Florida Republican said on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America Early.”
Republicans have watched “one deadline after another” pass, expecting Democrats to negotiate, but “it just seems like with every passing day, they entrench even deeper,” he added.
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