Just had to dig deeper for the real reason for the shutdown.
As Democrats attempt to blame the GOP for the government shutdown, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said the real reason for the shutdown is Sen. Chuck Schumer’s fear of his leftist base.
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"What's behind the shutdown is you have a scared old man that's afraid of losing his leadership position, a guy by the name of Chuck Schumer over in the Senate," he said.
"This has nothing to do with healthcare. This had to do, again, with Chuck Schumer and Democrats' misguided priorities that put illegals ahead of taxpaying American citizens," he added.
Despite these statements, Emmer said the alternative
funding proposal proposed by Schumer would have put 1.4 million illegal immigrants back on Medicaid after they were removed by restrictions imposed in the One Big Beautiful Bill and included in the House’s continuing resolution passed in late September.
"You have a law in this country that says illegals are not able to get Medicaid. But you know what? You didn't have the verification tools in place to enforce the law. So, we put the verification in the Working Families Tax Cut Act, also known as the Big, Beautiful Bill," he said. "And guess what? The [Congressional Budget Office] … estimated that would kick 1.4 million illegals off of Medicaid if we keep those verifications."
"And that, by the way, is what is in writing in the alternative proposal in the Senate. Get rid of those verification requirements, which, guess what, means you're putting 1.4 million illegals back on Medicaid," explained Emmer. "That is not what the American people want. That it's not what Donald J. Trump promised, and that's not what Republicans in the House are going to do."