The House Ways and Means Committee chair, Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., on Newsmax Thursday morning sharply criticized Democrat leaders for using the ongoing government shutdown as leverage.
But Smith praised two senators from opposite parties for prioritizing reopening the government.
The shutdown, which began Oct. 1, 2025, after Congress failed to pass year-end appropriations, has furloughed approximately 900,000 federal employees and delayed pay for millions more.
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