Friday on CNN’s “The Lead,” Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) wanted the government shutdown to continue.
Host Jake Tapper said, “The White House press secretary earlier today said that the president is not directly involved in any conversations to end the shutdown, but that some Republican senators are speaking with Democrats. What is the status of negotiations right now?”
Schumer said, “Well, first, we received another blow when the House Speaker Johnson said the House isn’t going to be in session next week. They seem to care more about protecting the Epstein files than protecting the American people and their health care. But even more outrageous is the fact that they’re going home and they’re getting paid. And what
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