Democrats are prolonging the federal government shutdown by refusing to negotiate with President Donald Trump because the party is more focused on spending programs than reopening the government, Sen. Roger Marshall told Newsmax on Thursday.
“I think today we’re going to see the Democrats once again vote [against] for even paying the military, let alone the essential workers up here,” the Kansas Republican told Newsmax’s “Wake Up America.”
“They wake up every morning thinking about a new government program, something they can spend money on to save the world,” Marshall said, adding that it is “frustrating to them” not to be spending money.
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