Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., told Newsmax on Monday that Democrats are steering the nation toward a government shutdown while insisting on more deficit spending and taxpayer-funded healthcare for people in the country illegally.
Appearing on “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Scott said Republicans, led by former President Donald Trump, want to fund the government responsibly and balance the budget, but Democrats are blocking those efforts.
“Donald Trump, Republicans want to fund government; balance a budget,” Scott said. “[Senate Minority Leader] Chuck Schumer and the Democrats want to shut down government and continue this unbelievable, wasteful spending. … We’re running big deficits and they want to increase it. They want to give more free money to insurance companies. They want to fund healthcare for illegals. This has got to stop.”
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