{"id":29619,"date":"2025-10-10T00:21:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T00:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=29619"},"modified":"2025-10-10T00:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T00:21:10","slug":"speaker-johnson-takes-chuck-schumer-to-the-woodshed-as-schumer-shutdown-enters-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=29619","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Johnson Takes Chuck Schumer to the Woodshed As \u2018Schumer Shutdown\u2019 Enters Week 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we\u2019ve been reporting, we\u2019re now a full week into the Schumer Shutdown, and Democrats are already resorting to their favorite political trick \u2014 blame Trump. It\u2019s a transparent attempt to dodge responsibility for their own mess. The truth is, Democrats played a leading role in both causing this shutdown and keeping it going.<\/p><div class=\"mbrqu69fed5d7ad905\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.mbrqu69fed5d7ad905 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.mbrqu69fed5d7ad905 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.mbrqu69fed5d7ad905 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.mbrqu69fed5d7ad905 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.mbrqu69fed5d7ad905 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\">\n<div id=\"usaunfiltered24.com_responsive_1\" data-google-query-id=\"CID6nPetmJADFRky-wMdt8YoLQ\">\n<p>The main roadblock for Senate Democrats remains their insistence on taxpayer-funded health insurance for illegal immigrants\u2014a policy they continue to falsely claim isn\u2019t federally funded. On top of that, they\u2019re demanding an extension of the expanded Obamacare tax subsidies set to expire at the end of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are openly admitting they won\u2019t move an inch until they get a guarantee from Republican leaders and President Trump that the pandemic-era, \u201cmore generous\u201d subsidies from 2021 will be locked in for good. In other words, they\u2019re willing to keep the government shut down indefinitely just to protect handouts that benefit illegal immigrants and prop up a failing healthcare law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf President Trump and Republicans are finally ready to sit down and get something done in healthcare for American families, Democrats will be there, ready to make it happen,\u201d Sen Minority Leader Schumer (D-NY)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2025\/10\/06\/congress\/schumer-denies-health-care-talks-00595274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">proclaimed<\/a>\u00a0on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) sees things clearly: the fight over Obamacare subsidies is a separate issue \u2014 one that can be debated later, after Senate Democrats stop holding the government hostage and agree to the clean continuing resolution the GOP-controlled House passed on September 19th.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\">\n<div id=\"usaunfiltered24.com_responsive_2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the meantime, Johnson hasn\u2019t let Chuck Schumer off the hook. Over the past week, he\u2019s used his daily press conferences to hammer the Senate leader, reminding reporters that this entire Schumer Shutdown was triggered by the same man who, just seven months ago, said that a government shutdown was \u201cbad for America\u201d:<\/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=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1975933777848258620&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fusajournal.news%2F2025%2F10%2F08%2Fspeaker-johnson-takes-chuck-schumer-to-the-woodshed-as-schumer-shutdown-enters-week-2%2F&amp;sessionId=65671b5f74040335386c20d5d37b40a2fde6e453&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1975933777848258620\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote><p><em>Chuck Schumer has been in Congress for 44 years. He was first elected to the House in 1981, just for reference. I was nine years old. I was in the third grade when Chuck Schumer came here to Congress. Throughout his entire career, he has been very consistent about the necessity of keeping the government open, until just now. In fact, I want to read to you an excerpt from seven months ago, his floor speech on March 13th, 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This is Senator Chuck Schumer in March of this year on the Senate floor. \u201cWhile the CR bill is very bad, the potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are much, much worse. I believe it is my job to make the best choice for the country to minimize the harms of the American people. Therefore, I will vote to keep the government open and not shut it down.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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But this time, something unusual is happening: even parts of the mainstream media are starting to hold Democrats accountable.<\/p>\n<p>Case in point: CNN\u2019s Jake Tapper recently confronted House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) over Democrats\u2019 false claim that federal funding for illegal immigrants\u2019 health insurance isn\u2019t part of the shutdown fight.<\/p>\n<p>One big reason the media narrative seems to be shifting is the sheer tenacity of Republican leadership \u2014 particularly Speaker Johnson and key figures in the Trump administration \u2014 who have been relentlessly exposing Democrats with hard evidence and receipts at every turn:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-4\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-4&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1975654259589824606&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fusajournal.news%2F2025%2F10%2F08%2Fspeaker-johnson-takes-chuck-schumer-to-the-woodshed-as-schumer-shutdown-enters-week-2%2F&amp;sessionId=65671b5f74040335386c20d5d37b40a2fde6e453&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1975654259589824606\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s good to see. Meantime, Johnson should \u2014 and likely will \u2014 continue taking Schumer to the woodshed over\u00a0<em>his<\/em>\u00a0decision to keep the government shut down.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we\u2019ve been reporting, we\u2019re now a full week into the Schumer Shutdown, and Democrats are already resorting to their favorite political trick \u2014 blame Trump. It\u2019s a transparent attempt to dodge responsibility for their own mess. The truth is, Democrats played a leading role in both causing this shutdown and keeping it going. 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