Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and other Senate Democrats are holding a press conference after continuing efforts to reopen the government have failed.
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN LIKELY TO BLEED INTO SECOND WEEK WITHOUT MOVEMENT FROM DEMOCRATS
President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have pinned the shutdown on Democrats, coining the government’s closure as the “Schumer shutdown.” The government funding bill is stuck in the Senate.
Democrats have said Republicans are trying to raise the cost of health insurance premiums for Americans because they are set to let premium tax credits expire.
