PHOENIX — The ongoing government shutdown is causing fierce tension among politicians, and two Arizona representatives have exchanged blows on social media.

U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani, a Republican, told KTAR News 92.3 FM’s The Mike Broomhead Show his sharp critiques of Democrat U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego on Tuesday.

“(He’s) pretending like he’s working,” Ciscomani said. “All he’s doing is keeps on voting for the shutdown and that’s terrible. … He’s voting against opening the government every single time, five times now.”

Why is Juan Ciscomani critiquing Ruben Gallego?

The congressman’s remarks came after Gallego responded to a letter from Arizona’s House Republicans in a video posted to social media from the steps of the nation’s Capitol.

“Hey Juan, I got your letter and I’d talk to you a

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