Democrats have shut down the federal government because they think the federal debt isn’t spiraling out of control fast enough — they demand the Republican majorities in Congress agree to spend more taxpayer cash on Dems’ priorities. NY Post Editorial Page Editor Mark Cunningham shares this story.
Dems forced the shutdown by using the filibuster to prevent a Senate floor vote that would’ve passed the House “stopgap” bill to fund federal operations for another six weeks or so.
As their price just to allow a vote, Democrats demand roughly $1.5 trillion in added spending.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2025/10/02/opinion/dems-shut-down-the-government-because-they-think-its-not-going-bankrupt-fast-enough/
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