White House labels the looming government shutdown a ‘Republican shutdown’
Heather Hunter
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The White House and fellow Democrats have been branding the looming government shutdown as a “Republican shutdown.”
“This week, as House Republicans’ chaos continues to march us toward an extreme Republican shutdown, we are calling out how a shutdown would damage our communities, economy, and national security. And we’re going to hold extreme House Republicans accountable,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Monday.
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https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1706371038039191669
Jean-Pierre referred to “Republican shutdown” eight times during Monday’s press conference.
The White House doubled down with a post on social media.
https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1706322888989479201
“House Republicans marched us closer toward an extreme Republican shutdown,” the White House account posted on X, the platform formerly called Twitter.
Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) joined the blame game of the pending shutdown with the hashtag #RepublicanShutdown.
https://twitter.com/RepWilson/status/1706364582783000657
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Capitol Hill has been intensely negotiating to pass a dozen appropriation bills funding the federal government for another year while the government is preparing to run out of money at midnight on Saturday.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has been pushing for a measure to extend the funding for 45 days and has been negotiating to garner harder to get Republicans.