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Republicans cheer and engineer shutdowns because shutdowns erode people's faith in government, and that benefits the corporations and billionaires who want to push government of the way, so they can amass more power and wealth.

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🚨 BREAKING: Sen. Ron Johnson just exposed that uniparty lawmakers in DC LEVERAGE government shutdowns to continue the fraudulent spending Every time the government is about to shut down, they add ear marks and hold everyone hostage Johnson says to pass the ELIMINATE SHUTDOWNS ACT so this STOPS. "Congress should pass my Eliminate Shutdowns Act — or at least my Shutdown Fairness Act — to ensure the government continues functioning to minimize the harm of congressional dysfunction. Unfortunately, uniparty appropriators want the leverage of shutdowns — using government workers and the public as pawns in order to pass spending bills that we can’t afford." 💯

🚨 BREAKING: Sen. Ron Johnson just exposed that uniparty lawmakers in DC LEVERAGE government shutdowns to continue the fraudulent spending Every time the government is about to shut down, they add ear marks and hold everyone hostage Johnson says to pass the ELIMINATE SHUTDOWNS ACT so this STOPS. "Congress should pass my Eliminate Shutdowns Act — or at least my Shutdown Fairness Act — to ensure the government continues functioning to minimize the harm of congressional dysfunction. Unfortunately, uniparty appropriators want the leverage of shutdowns — using government workers and the public as pawns in order to pass spending bills that we can’t afford." 💯

Eric Daugherty

64,588 views • 6 months ago

Today marks the LONGEST government shutdown in U.S. history. All because Trump and Republicans in Congress want to raise your health care costs to give billionaires and corporations another tax break. Enough. We need to reopen the government and protect affordable health care.

Today marks the LONGEST government shutdown in U.S. history. All because Trump and Republicans in Congress want to raise your health care costs to give billionaires and corporations another tax break. Enough. We need to reopen the government and protect affordable health care.

Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost

30,455 views • 9 months ago

Congress should pass my Eliminate Shutdowns Act — or at least my Shutdown Fairness Act — to ensure the government continues functioning to minimize the harm of congressional dysfunction. Unfortunately, uniparty appropriators want the leverage of shutdowns — using government workers and the public as pawns in order to pass spending bills that we can’t afford.

Congress should pass my Eliminate Shutdowns Act — or at least my Shutdown Fairness Act — to ensure the government continues functioning to minimize the harm of congressional dysfunction. Unfortunately, uniparty appropriators want the leverage of shutdowns — using government workers and the public as pawns in order to pass spending bills that we can’t afford.

Senator Ron Johnson

22,763 views • 6 months ago

Democrats are pushing toward a government shutdown in September. My Prevent Government Shutdowns Act would take shutdowns off the table by keeping funding in place to protect families, veterans, and seniors, while forcing Congress to do its job and finish the work.

Democrats are pushing toward a government shutdown in September. My Prevent Government Shutdowns Act would take shutdowns off the table by keeping funding in place to protect families, veterans, and seniors, while forcing Congress to do its job and finish the work.

Sen. James Lankford

12,812 views • 1 year ago

Government shutdowns are completely unnecessary. The American people need results, not more delays and excuses!

Government shutdowns are completely unnecessary. The American people need results, not more delays and excuses!

Americans for Prosperity

142,335 views • 10 months ago

The federal government has now been shutdown for seven days because Trump and Republicans are putting CEO billionaires and big corporations over working people.

The federal government has now been shutdown for seven days because Trump and Republicans are putting CEO billionaires and big corporations over working people.

Ed Markey

22,356 views • 10 months ago

Amazing that Republicans would call a hearing to lecture the IRS about efficiency and organization after the GOP has plunged Congress into chaos, insurrection, coup, government shutdowns and now endless factional infighting.

Amazing that Republicans would call a hearing to lecture the IRS about efficiency and organization after the GOP has plunged Congress into chaos, insurrection, coup, government shutdowns and now endless factional infighting.

Rep. Jamie Raskin

212,568 views • 2 years ago

This Administration wants to repurpose our government to benefit the billionaires. And only the billionaires. That’s why Republicans shut down the government and want to raise your health care costs.

This Administration wants to repurpose our government to benefit the billionaires. And only the billionaires. That’s why Republicans shut down the government and want to raise your health care costs.

Senator Angela Alsobrooks

20,398 views • 10 months ago

.Marc J. Dunkelman: The misunderstanding here is that those who say we need to attack corporate power are just taking the Brandeisian notion of it. And the abundance ethos harkens back to the old ideas that existed from the turn of the twentieth century through the 1960s — that we should be building up government power so that government is capable of taking on these corporations. That we have people in government who can make discretionary decisions about where we're going to build transmission lines, how we're going to improve transit, where we're going to build housing, how we're going to regulate this and that. We want bureaucracies to be able to move speedily and make decisions in the public interest. It's the reforms we've seen since the 60s and 70s that have slowed government down so they cannot be responsive to the corporate challenge. The idea that we should abandon abundance in the name of attacking corporations misses the point that government should be a competent institution that can accurately — and thoroughly — review and challenge corporations when they're doing wrong.

.Marc J. Dunkelman: The misunderstanding here is that those who say we need to attack corporate power are just taking the Brandeisian notion of it. And the abundance ethos harkens back to the old ideas that existed from the turn of the twentieth century through the 1960s — that we should be building up government power so that government is capable of taking on these corporations. That we have people in government who can make discretionary decisions about where we're going to build transmission lines, how we're going to improve transit, where we're going to build housing, how we're going to regulate this and that. We want bureaucracies to be able to move speedily and make decisions in the public interest. It's the reforms we've seen since the 60s and 70s that have slowed government down so they cannot be responsive to the corporate challenge. The idea that we should abandon abundance in the name of attacking corporations misses the point that government should be a competent institution that can accurately — and thoroughly — review and challenge corporations when they're doing wrong.

Searchlight Institute

24,623 views • 3 months ago

Sen. John Cornyn: “I'm not a fan of government shutdowns...It doesn't actually save money. It actually cost more money...and shutdowns harm innocent people and create needless uncertainty for our economy.”

Sen. John Cornyn: “I'm not a fan of government shutdowns...It doesn't actually save money. It actually cost more money...and shutdowns harm innocent people and create needless uncertainty for our economy.”

Republican Accountability

65,734 views • 2 years ago

Government shutdowns hurt everybody, and it doesn't matter which party wins or loses. This is about what's in the best interest of the American people, and that's getting the government open again.

Government shutdowns hurt everybody, and it doesn't matter which party wins or loses. This is about what's in the best interest of the American people, and that's getting the government open again.

Leader John Thune

30,422 views • 10 months ago

Democrats are using the American people as leverage to get what they want. And government shutdowns are not the way to do it. They’re willing to hurt people, whether that’s taking away food stamps, health subsidies for people who can’t get insurance, or paying our air traffic controllers. Democrats don’t care who they hurt, they care about power.

Democrats are using the American people as leverage to get what they want. And government shutdowns are not the way to do it. They’re willing to hurt people, whether that’s taking away food stamps, health subsidies for people who can’t get insurance, or paying our air traffic controllers. Democrats don’t care who they hurt, they care about power.

Secretary Sean Duffy

73,848 views • 9 months ago

The fact is Labour are still socialist and they deliberately set out to impose more government control over people's lives. That is where their whole belief starts. It starts with the power of government over the lives of the people. That is the reason why they increase taxation—more power for them over our money, less power for the citizen. That is why they multiply controls and bureaucracy—more power for them, less for the wealth creators of our country.

The fact is Labour are still socialist and they deliberately set out to impose more government control over people's lives. That is where their whole belief starts. It starts with the power of government over the lives of the people. That is the reason why they increase taxation—more power for them over our money, less power for the citizen. That is why they multiply controls and bureaucracy—more power for them, less for the wealth creators of our country.

Margaret Thatcher

33,481 views • 6 months ago

The House has passed a short-term bipartisan funding package. Senate Democrats should pass that bill so we can keep government open. Instead, they want to shut it down in an attempt to get $1.5 trillion of healthcare subsidies for illegal immigrants and rich Americans. Shutdowns are stupid.

The House has passed a short-term bipartisan funding package. Senate Democrats should pass that bill so we can keep government open. Instead, they want to shut it down in an attempt to get $1.5 trillion of healthcare subsidies for illegal immigrants and rich Americans. Shutdowns are stupid.

Rep. Dusty Johnson

25,002 views • 10 months ago

I’m going to keep fighting to make sure lawmakers don’t get paid when they fail to do their jobs and fund the government. It isn’t right that regular people feel more pain during shutdowns than the politicians who cause them.

I’m going to keep fighting to make sure lawmakers don’t get paid when they fail to do their jobs and fund the government. It isn’t right that regular people feel more pain during shutdowns than the politicians who cause them.

John Kennedy

121,957 views • 9 months ago

Graham Platner: “Billionaires don’t exist today because they worked hard. Corporations don’t have the consolidated wealth and power they have just because they made good investments. They got it because they cheated. All of this has happened because of decisions that have been made by establishment politicians who serve those who donate the most money to them”

Graham Platner: “Billionaires don’t exist today because they worked hard. Corporations don’t have the consolidated wealth and power they have just because they made good investments. They got it because they cheated. All of this has happened because of decisions that have been made by establishment politicians who serve those who donate the most money to them”

Marco Foster

15,159 views • 2 months ago

"It's unbelievable to me that so-called conservatives and Republicans are okay — those who say they believe in limited government —with the FCC, a government agency, telling broadcast stations what they can broadcast and what they can't. What kind of limited government is that?" — Former Republican Senator Jeff Flake

"It's unbelievable to me that so-called conservatives and Republicans are okay — those who say they believe in limited government —with the FCC, a government agency, telling broadcast stations what they can broadcast and what they can't. What kind of limited government is that?" — Former Republican Senator Jeff Flake

Blue Georgia

227,099 views • 11 months ago