September 22, 2025 | Rapid Response | Sonali Patel

The Far-Left Pushes Democrats To Shut Down The Government

Rapid Response

On Friday, House and Senate Democrats bent the knee to their far-left base and voted against Republicans’ efforts to keep the government open -- holding seniors, veterans, and law enforcement hostage for a nearly $1.5 trillion radical wish list. 


 

Republicans offered a clean short-term funding bill to keep the government open through November 21. Every Democrat but one voted against it.

Democrats aren’t fighting for everyday Americans; they’re cowering to the far-left:

  • Open borders
  • Healthcare for illegals
  • Funding for Fake News networks like PBS
  • Transgender for everybody, including children
  • Men in women's sports and spaces
  • Cashless bail and crime-ridden streets

Democrats’ radical base calls the shots, and weak leaders like Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries always bend the knee — even if it means shutting down the government and hurting hardworking Americans.

As Schumer himself has said: "If the government shuts down, it will be average Americans who suffer most..."