Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., told Newsmax on Friday that it is “outrageous” for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to say that “every day” of the federal government shutdown “gets better” for Democrats.
Appearing on Newsmax’s “National Report,” Hoeven blasted Schumer’s remarks to Punchbowl News, in which the leader claimed his party had anticipated the shutdown fight and would benefit politically from it.
“Of course, he’s absolutely wrong. This is the ‘Schumer Shutdown,'” Hoeven told co-hosts Jon Glasgow and Emma Rechenberg. “What’s getting better? The fact that people aren’t getting paid? That agencies are closing? That Americans can’t get services because he’s holding government hostage to his demands? It’s outrageous.”
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