Trump and Democrats point fingers as government shutdown starts
President Trump and the Democrats of the Congress showed up on each other while the nation entered the first day of a closure of the government with a little hope for a resolution of any time.
The two dugs dug, there were no planned talks while non -essential federal services were closed indefinitely and hundreds of thousands of civil servants faced content or layoffs.
The White House sought to blame the Democrats for refusing to stamp a republican spending bill.
“We are in this position because the Senate Democrats have decided … to close the people’s government,” said vice-president JD Vance. “There are critical services that Democrats have taken hostage because they have a political disagreement.”
The head of the Senate minority Chuck Schumer (D-New York) said that legislators are responsible for ensuring that millions of Americans do not lose health coverage due to Trump’s refusal to extend subsidies to the Obamacare insurance program.
“It’s really Trump’s closure,” said Schumer. “We have to resolve the health care crisis. This is our work. “
“The Republicans have closed the government because they do not want to provide health care to the Americans in the working class,” added representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York), the chief of the room.
Most federal workers will be on leave and will not be paid before the end of the closure.
Trump threatened to permanently dismiss many of these workers and remove some of the programs they administer. He said that “a lot of good” could come from the closure.
Air traffic controllers and air traffic agents will continue to work during the closure, as well as members of the military service, the forces of immigration, FBI investigators and CIA officers.
Social security payments will always be released. The elderly who counts on coverage of Medicare and veterans can always see their doctors and health care providers can be reimbursed.
Democratic leaders through the political spectrum, rural and suburban moderates to a progressive activist in the big city, say they are united behind their leaders as they seek to resist the Trump cuts and his refusal to negotiate with them.
“I prefer to be us in this fight,” said the veteran democratic strategist James Carville. “The outgoing party will suffer more.”
Surveys suggest that Democrats are right, at least for the moment.
A Marist published Tuesday survey revealed that 38% of respondents would blame the Republicans for a closure, while 27% had to blame the Democrats. Some 31% say they would blame both sides, a group that the strategists will watch the fight take place.
