Ben Ferguson: “Some Democrats wanted this to actually move past…”

“Now Trump signaled Monday the government would reopen soon as consequence of elapse and funding continue to snowball, including missed paychecks for federal workers and airline delays stemming from air traffic controller staffing shortages. Some Democrats wanted this to actually move past Thanksgiving to really hurt Americans cuz they believed you would blame Donald Trump for it. Now the bill keeps the funding of the government at the same levels during the fiscal year of 2025 through January 30th to provide additional time to hash out a longer appropriations measure for the fiscal year 2026.” (06:44–06:54)

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