Senate Majority Leader John Thune on "totally avoidable" government shutdown: "I'm hoping there are Democrats out there who are reasonable and understand what's at stake here."

You need 7 votes. Refusing to come to the table is unacceptable. Do your job and bring the sides together like the process was designed for. Negotiate, are your really against healthcare access and cost reductions for parents?

It’s absolutely avoidable but the stupid republicans refuse to give an inch and are hell-bent on hurting their constituents. While blaming democrats, of course. They’re all so scared of **trump’s demented sense of entitlement.

Reasonable Democrat. It's an oxymoron, like jumbo shrimp, or military intelligence

REPUBLICANS HAVE THE HOUSE, SENATE, WHITE HOUSE AND THEY CANT STOP A SHUT DOWN WEAK ASS LEADERSHIP

Reasonable? Dude is funny!

I seriously doubt there is, Just shut it down. We don't need most of govt anyways. It's way too inflated.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the White House. That's what we call "the government". So, if looking who to blame for shutting down the government, see above.

Where is my BIG BEAUTIFUL GOP HEALTHCARE BILL? Been waiting on since January 2017 Thune.

A shutdown makes it awfully convenient when you want to delay a vote to release the Epstein files.

Can someone explain why there might be a government shutdown? Didn’t we just pass the new spending bill (BIG Beautiful Bill)?

Just need 10 that want to get re elected…

Reasonable? Democrats haven’t shown reason in years. The only thing they understand is power and control. Americans deserve better.

There are and they are (aware). But they won't vote with common sense. They can't. Like good little soldiers, they're marching in lockstep with the party. @LeaderJohnThune

Let’s not be delusional!

Both sides are to blame. Put your egos and political games aside and get a deal done. You represent the people and the United States government and you can't come up with a budget. Dolts.

Republicans don't need one single Democrat vote to keep the govt open

By ‘reasonable’ he means ‘bend over and take it’. Why can’t Republicans be ‘reasonable’ and negotiate a compromise. Art of the Deal, ya know?

Quit talking take the vote now shut it down and issue the pink slips. No new votes until Monday get the nominations completed, restructure the Federal Judge to remove judges that get overturned by SCOTUS and barred from practicing law.

Dems are way to selfish to even think about the American people

Trump wants a shutdown he thrives on chaos.

At stake? For YOU, maybe.. You don't know, do ya? Shut it down!!! We don't CARE!!!

SCHUMER SHUTDOWN

If there is any democrats that are sick of the decay in their party now is the time for them to stand up for the people and show their true values.

For a true politician, state interests come first, and personal interests come last.

Democrats already have their lowest approval rating in modern history. It's about to get worse.

Could use some reasonable Republicans as well!

@sweethomemich Look at that set of Rino’s, surely it won’t be!

He could start with himself

Thune's plea for "reasonable" Democrats to dodge this "avoidable" shutdown cliff—blaming Schumer's blockade on ACA subsidy extensions that shield 21 million from premium spikes—carries the weight of a GOP desperate for a clean CR to unlock normal appropriations, but with Trump's DOGE purges looming to axe 300,000 federal jobs beyond furloughs and 4.3% unemployment teetering on tariff shocks, does pinning it all on Dem "hostage-taking" finally expose their ideological overreach, or does it mask Republican brinkmanship that's willing to shutter parks

Just end the filibuster.

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You notice Thune does not want the govt to shutdown. They desperately want their paychecks? During Reagan's tenure, there were multiple government shutdowns. Why are democrats and republicans so afraid?

Embarrass the Dems to for once in their lives to care about the citizens of the USA and not their hatred for Trump.

Good lord you picked the absolute worst senators to stand around you. You are actually helping the left by having Lankford. God he is creepy.