Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, on Newsmax Friday accused Senate Democrats of prolonging the government shutdown, urging Congress to “stop playing politics” and pass full-year appropriations bills.
Gonzales, a House Appropriations Committee member and Navy veteran, told “National Report” Republicans in the House had “done our work” by advancing a funding measure and argued Democrats are blocking progress for political gain.
He pointed to constituents in San Antonio who have been furloughed and said his own family once missed pay over the holidays during a previous lapse, underscoring the shutdown’s real-world effects on federal workers.
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