U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack says she doesn’t expect the federal government to be shut down for long if a spending deal isn’t struck by the end of the month.

But if the “short-term” pause happens, as it has many times over the years, she believes the opposition party is to blame.

“Democrats want to shut down the government so they can give $40 billion to insurance companies. That’s what this comes down to,” Cammack said on “ Mornings with Maria .”

“They don’t want to put more money in people’s pockets? Of course not. Their agenda has always been about dependency and control, and so that what they want to do is subsidize insurance companies.”

At issue: Democrats want an extension of insurance subsidies , one in doubt since the passage of President Donald Trump’s One Big

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