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Democrats Want a Shutdown, and Republicans Should Act Accordingly

Washington is barreling toward another funding deadline, and Senate Democrats seem increasingly willing to use the threat of a government shutdown as political leverage. The biggest mistake Senate Republicans could make is assuming that Democrats share their interest in avoiding such a shutdown and the harm it would do to everyday Americans.

Democrats have endlessly proven they are willing to sacrifice the well-being of the American people to advance their radical agenda. Democrats shut down the government for 43 days at the end of last year and refused to fund parts of the Department of Homeland Security for most of this year, forcing Republicans to use budget reconciliation to fund border enforcement.

Even though Senate Republicans eventually got the government funded, they burned eight months of valuable floor time that could have been used to advance other Republican priorities, like the SAVE America Act or an affordability-focused reconciliation package.

Senate Democrats are already refusing to operate in good faith ahead of the fiscal year 2027 government funding deadline. Feeling emboldened by their previous shutdown tactics, they plan to run the exact same play ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Rather than waiting until September, Republicans should force votes on a continuing resolution immediately upon returning from the........

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