Former Vice President Harris said Democrats are doing the “right thing” by sticking to their demands amid the government shutdown.
Senate Democrats have blocked a stopgap bill from advancing 10 times in an effort to increase Affordable Care Act premium subsidies.
In an interview published Saturday, Harris said Democrats are “doing the right thing by standing up for working people and not allowing Republicans to pass tax cuts for the wealthiest in our country on the backs of working people in America.” The Associated Press,
He blamed his counterparts for the federal funding lapse, which extended into its 18th straight day, as back wages for furloughed federal workers are at risk and the economy is beginning to feel the pinch. negative impact From shuttering.
Trump administration is taking active steps Redistributing funds to ensure the military gets pay checks during the shutdown. FBI agents and some Department of Homeland Security employees are also expected to receive pay checks.
“Republicans control the House. They control the Senate. They control the White House,” Harris told the AP. “They’re in charge, and they’re responsible for the shutdown.”
Amid the shutdown, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R.S.D.) is preparing to bring a full year expense bill The shutdown for the Pentagon has extended to the three-week mark.
The 2024 Democratic presidential nominee says she is in touch with her former colleagues on Capitol Hill and has toured U.S. cities over the past month while promoting her “107 Days” book about her failed presidential bid.
“I am the leader of the party,” she said. “I take that responsibility and that duty seriously that I feel.”
