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‘This is what the GOP stands for’: State, local officials weigh in on government shutdown
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AS THE DEADLINE for the U.S. Congress to agree on a budget passed on Tuesday night, effectively greenlighting a federal government shutdown, several state and local lawmakers and elected officials weighed in on the stalemate.
The Democratic plan would have added $1 trillion to health care spending by doing things such as restoring cuts to Medicaid and extending Affordable Care Act subsidies.
“Our health care system is already broken.
“At midnight tonight, the federal government shut down because Republicans refuse to govern,” said Simon in a release from her office.
“They want to fund billionaire tax breaks while blocking Democrats’ plan to protect health care for 20 million Americans, including 1.7 million Californians.”