Democrats' Shutdown Holds America Back
October 03, 2025
October 03, 2025
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary:
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Democrats' Shutdown Holds America Back
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At midnight on September 30, the federal government shut down. This shutdown was entirely avoidable, but Democrats chose to hold government funding hostage, and they rejected attempts by Republicans to pass a clean funding extension that would have kept the government open. And the American people are the o . . .
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Democrats' Shutdown Holds America Back
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At midnight on September 30, the federal government shut down. This shutdown was entirely avoidable, but Democrats chose to hold government funding hostage, and they rejected attempts by Republicans to pass a clean funding extension that would have kept the government open. And the American people are the o . . .