‘This Is a Choice!’ The View Crew Throws Down Over Government Shutdown

‘This Is a Choice!’ The View Crew Throws Down Over Government Shutdown

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Oct 30th, 2025, 12:05 pm

co-hosts grappled Thursday with how to end the month-long government shutdown now that it’s affecting the most vulnerable Americans’ ability to obtain much-needed food assistance.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has kept the House out of session for the past five weeks, demanding that Senate Democrats vote for the continuing resolution to reopen the government. Democrats, meanwhile, have said they won’t budge until Republicans negotiate on health care subsidies.

“Here’s where I think this should go,” Alyssa Farah Griffin began. “So, these Obamacare subsidies — basically, if they’re not extended, a lot of Americans’ premiums are going to shoot up. I personall