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FIRST ON FOX: The government shutdown has put financing for healthcare projects on ice across the country, affecting an estimated 12,800 beds at facilities serving vulnerable senior citizens, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

“This shutdown is a case study in the Left’s healthcare hypocrisy,” HUD chief Scott Turner told Fox Digital Friday. “While they fight for free healthcare for illegal aliens, they are delaying HUD’s financing for critical care facilities for America’s seniors. It’s time to stop playing politics and get these projects moving again.”

The government shutdown began Oct. 1, when Senate lawmakers failed to reach a funding agreement. There is currently no end in sight, with President Donald Trump

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