{"id":15632,"date":"2025-10-03T17:11:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T17:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=15632"},"modified":"2025-10-03T17:11:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T17:11:08","slug":"vance-calls-out-schumer-for-big-flip-flop-over-govt-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=15632","title":{"rendered":"Vance Calls Out Schumer For Big Flip-Flop Over Govt. Shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President JD Vance used a decades-old video clip of then-Rep. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to rip the current Senate minority leader over his refusal to back a spending plan to keep the government open.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">\n<div id=\"e1c09a52-67a1-44a3-a58e-fc2bf67380c6\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Vance retweeted a clip of Schumer on the floor of the House of Representatives in 1996 railing against providing taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal aliens because it only encourages more illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>The tweet was meant to address Democrats\u2019 demand to include $1.5 trillion in new spending in the current continuing resolution to keep the government funded and open, some of which would be spent on healthcare for people in the U.S. illegally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChuck Schumer once recognized that it was disastrous to give illegal aliens rewards for breaking the law,\u201d the vice president wrote. \u201cNow he wants to shut down the government unless we\u2026reward illegal aliens for breaking the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1973004628364259779&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativebrief.com%2Fvance-schumer-95598%2F&amp;sessionId=ec3ade4a20a93360d8cc46bb91d7357c78d5d7b7&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1973004628364259779\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\">Advertisement<\/p>\n<div id=\"as5808\" data-title=\"You Might Also Like\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The government shut down at midnight after the continuing resolution passed by the House failed in the Senate after only three Democrats joined Republicans to support it. The measure needed 60 votes, but fell short at 55.<\/p>\n<p>Vance elaborated on the shutdown Wednesday in an interview with CBS\u2019s morning show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst of all, why are we in this position? We\u2019re in this position because Senate Democrats decided they were gonna shut down the government despite the fact that the House decided to keep the government open\u2026 It was one faction of one branch of government \u2013 the far-left faction of the Senate Democrats \u2013 who decided to shut down the people\u2019s government,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere are people who benefit from low-income food programs, families like mine who benefitted from thse programs, are gonna see those programs disappear,\u201d he continued. \u201cThere are critical services that the Democrats have taken hostage because they have a policy disagreement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1973370177401266426&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativebrief.com%2Fvance-schumer-95598%2F&amp;sessionId=ec3ade4a20a93360d8cc46bb91d7357c78d5d7b7&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1973370177401266426\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans are also blaming Schumer for reversing his position from earlier this year when he joined with the GOP in passing the stopgap budget funding measure that expired at midnight.<\/p>\n<p>During and after the Senate\u2019s vote to fund the government earlier this year, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer faced sharp criticism from progressive members of his party as well as outside groups. Schumer defended the decision repeatedly, saying on several occasions that a government shutdown \u201cwould have been the greatest disaster we have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had to do the right thing \u2014 for the country and our party,\u201d Schumer told Meet the Press in March<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe alternative being a shutdown makes things worse \u2014 much worse,\u201d he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonreporter.news\/p\/exclusive-days-before-shutdown-senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a>\u00a0left-wing host Chris Hayes during an MSNBC interview days earlier.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-12\">\n<div data-delay=\"4000\" data-block=\"12\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The continuing resolution, which would extend government funding through Nov. 21 to allow Congress additional time to set fiscal year 2026 spending priorities, passed the House largely along party lines on Sept. 19.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate is scheduled to take up the bill again on Wednesday, with further votes expected later in the week and into the weekend until an agreement is reached or Democrats decide to yield, Fox News reported.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans have remained outside Washington as part of an effort to pressure the Senate to act on their funding bill. By contrast, House Democrats returned this week, seeking to draw a distinction between their approach and that of the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>Along with concerns about being left out of negotiations, Democrats pressed for the continuing resolution to include an extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies first enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic and set to expire at the end of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Republican leaders indicated they were open to discussing the healthcare funding later in the year but accused Democrats of jeopardizing government funding by insisting on tying the measure to their demands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President JD Vance used a decades-old video clip of then-Rep. 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