House Democrats intensified their pushback against a new House Oversight Committee report scrutinizing former President Joe Biden’s use of an autopen, framing the investigation as a political diversion while the federal government remains shut down, despite the fact that the committee’s investigation began months earlier.

“While House Republicans obsess about President Biden’s health, they are ripping away healthcare from 17 million Americans and spiking premiums,” ranking member Robert Garcia (D-CA) said. “Despite this sham investigation, every White House official testified that President Joe Biden fully executed his duties as President of the United States. The testimonies also make it clear the former President authorized every executive order, pardon, and use of the autopen. … Now it’s time for Republicans to actually come back to work and reopen our government.”