‘Legislative Terrorists’: Eric Schmitt Expects Democrats To Shut Down Government To Rig Midterms
Breccan F. Thies
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., said Monday that he anticipates Democrats are planning to shut down the government just ahead of the midterms, calling them “legislative terrorists” who will hurt Americans in an effort to rig the election.
Speaking with a group of reporters on Capitol Hill, Schmitt said the potential for a government shutdown could be “the most under-reported thing … out there,” adding, “this is not your grandfather’s Democrat party. They’re hellbent on chaos, and they think chaos is their friend. It’s not good for the American people, but if they think that can get them a short-term leg up in November, they’ll do it.”
Government funding is set to expire Sept. 30, leaving Democrats more than a month to gamble on a shutdown being electorally beneficial for them.
Some Republicans in Congress are trying to push through changes that might neuter or stop a Democrat shutdown, like passing a bill that does not allow members of Congress to be paid during a shutdown, or have a shutdown automatically roll into perpetual two-to-four-week continuing resolutions (CRs) so that the real effects of a shutdown are not felt by most Americans.
Republicans need to “make it painful for them [congressional Democrats] if they want to do that, because the American people suffer,” Schmitt said.
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