U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) took to social media Thursday with a video message, criticizing U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and his fellow Democrats for causing the ongoing government shutdown.

"Schumer is holding up the funding of your government, penalizing the American people to add $1.5 trillion in spending," Moore, a candidate for U.S. Senate, said in the video. "Basically, what they want to do is undo the first nine months of Trump's presidency, and hold the American people hostage unless we cave. And we're not going to cave."

The congressman noted that the House has passed a continuing resolution to keep the government open, but Democrats in the Senate have voted against it.

"So I have news for Schumer. The ball is in their court. We passed it out of t

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