GOP Leader John Thune Criticizes Democrats for Blocking Clean CR Amid Shutdown Threat

Looming Government Shutdown

• 🚨 The Senate is just 14 hours away from a government shutdown, with the House having passed a clean continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government until November 21st.
• ⚠️ Senate Democrats are accused of blocking this CR, which is described as nonpartisan and containing Democratic priorities.

Republican Support for CRs

• 📊 Senator John Thune presented a chart showing that Republicans supported continuing resolutions 13 times when Democrats held the majority under the Biden administration.
• 🤝 The lowest number of Republican votes on any of those occasions was 65, highlighting past bipartisan cooperation.
• 🎯 To pass the current CR, only eight Democratic votes are needed to join the Republicans.

Democratic Hypocrisy Alleged

• 📈 A second chart illustrates the high percentage of Democrat senators who supported CRs during the Biden era, with figures near 100%.
• 🗣️ Thune cited quotes from Democratic leaders and senators from 2023 and 2019, condemning government shutdowns as avoidable, irresponsible, and damaging, particularly to federal workers and vulnerable populations.
• 🎭 The current Democratic stance is characterized as a partisan political move, driven by their far-left base, rather than a reflection of past principles.

Republican Stance and Call to Action

• ✅ Republicans are committed to funding the government through a clean, nonpartisan resolution to enable the completion of bipartisan appropriations bills.
• 🏛️ Thune emphasizes a commitment to regular order and passing appropriations bills, not relying on endless CRs.
• 🙏 He urges Democrats to choose passing the clean CR to keep the government funded, rather than shutting it down and causing consequences for the American people.