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‘Legislative Terrorists’: Schmitt Warns Democrats Are Driving Toward Another Government Shutdown

Virginia Grace McKinnon

Americans are no stranger to government shutdowns after facing the longest in history last year, but now the GOP is warning another one is on the way.

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., is already predicting a 2026 Democrat-caused shutdown unless the majority enforces deadlines, pushes for reform, and holds members accountable who are “hell bent” on forcing their policies into appropriations legislation.

The legislative season to appropriate government spending for the 2027 fiscal year is already upon Congress, all while the Department of Homeland Security is still not fully funded from 2025. Republicans face the Sept. 30 deadline to pass all 12 appropriations bills to fund government departments and avoid another shutdown.

Schmitt told reporters Tuesday night that Democrats are “legislative terrorists” who want a shutdown, and he said Republicans “ought to be prepared” for another.

“Look at what they’re willing to do with ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement]. It’s just an extension of ‘defund the police.’ It’ll be something else. It may be ICE again,” Schmitt said. “We ought to have some plans in place to account for that, to make it painful for them if they want to do that, because the American people suffer on it.”

Schmitt warned that it’s “game on” if Democrats continue to implement their agenda into appropriations legislation.

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