John Curtis says Democrats don't have an endgame for government shutdown

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Sen. John Curtis criticizes Democrats for lacking a strategy to end the government shutdown.

He said Democrats are demanding an all-or-nothing approach to addressing expiring Obamacare premium subsidies.

Curtis encouraged President Donald Trump to use contingency funds to pay SNAP food benefits.

SALT LAKE CITY — Congressional Republicans have experience shutting the government down over the last 15 years, according to Sen. John Curtis, who said the party's goals in such situations have typically been to reduce government spending.

While he admits that shutdowns have "never gone well for Republicans," he said Democrats lack a strategy for getting out of the current shutdown, which is now the longest on record. He said he and other Republi