House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday said Senate Democrats are responsible for the government shutdown and criticized their refusal to back a short-term Republican spending bill.
Appearing on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Johnson said the House passed a bipartisan continuing resolution to fund the government for seven weeks, but said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer blocked it for political reasons.
“Real people are being adversely affected around the country in very substantial ways,” Johnson said. “I pray that more Democrats in the Senate will come to their senses and do the right thing.”
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