“Democrats are solely responsible for this government shutdown,” Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Joe Gruters said in a statement after 44 Democrats voted on Tuesday to block a House-passed spending plan hours ahead of the deadline.

Democrats refused to support the Republicans’ clean bill, opting to put up a fight over health care — namely, they desired to extend covid pandemic-era Obamacare subsidies.

“Democrats are solely responsible for this government shutdown,” Gruters said in a statement. “Democrats are holding up critical funding for our veterans, seniors, law enforcement, and working families because they want to pass a far-left wish list costing more than $1 trillion.”

“Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, and every Democrat that follows them are fighting for health care

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