It is now nearly one month since the House passed its clean continuing resolution to keep open the federal government. On September 19, House Republicans did our job.We passed legislation which would have prevented—and still could immediately end—the shutdown. This funding bill has received bipartisan support in the Senate. Sadly, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the vast majority of senate Democrats continue to oppose this commonsense solution and attempt to score political points pushing their far-left agenda rather reopen the federal government so we can get back to work addressing the concerns of American families.
It is truly unfortunate Democrats’ political posturing has resulted in an unnecessary government shutdown. As a result, noncontroversial health programs are at risk while ideological demands threaten to undo fiscally responsible reforms.
With our Working Families Tax Cuts legislation (H.R. 1) Republicans made significant progress rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid spending. Because Medicaid programs are administered at the state level and subsidized through significant federal funding, states like California have exploited a loophole to divert taxpayer dollars to individuals for whom the program was never intended.
