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John Cornyn: “Shutdowns don't benefit anybody.”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

I hope I've made it clear that the reality is just the opposite. Republicans do not want to shut down. Shutdowns don't benefit anybody. And the same problem that caused the government to shut down is there staring you in the face when government is reopened. I think we've learned that from hard experience. (21:25–21:28)

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Asserts that government shutdowns are not beneficial to anyone.

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“Because of the government shutdown, CMS no longer has the authority to reimburse certain telehealth services.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 03:40-03:48
“Providers who participated in the Medicare hospital at Home program no longer have the authority to deliver inpatient level care in patients…”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 04:32-04:44
“The Federal government pays 90% of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 10:03-10:16
“States like California game the Medicaid system to provide free health care to illegal aliens.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 10:25-10:39
“Right now we pay more money on interest on the national debt than we do on defense.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 14:53-14:59
“Democrats voted against a stopgap spending bill that would keep government open for the benefit of 320 million American citizens.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 00:08-00:20
“The blame for this government shutdown lies squarely on the Senate Democrats shoulders.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 01:06-01:13
“The reason we're in a government shutdown is because Senate Democrats refuse to vote for a... clean continuing resolution.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 01:35-01:44
“These plussed up benefits were to expire, people would not be denied access to the Affordable Care act.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 06:05-06:14
“These provisions expire at the end of this calendar year and there will be time... to deal with those.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 06:33-06:43
“Based on many of the stories of waste, fraud and abuse associated with these plussed up Covid era Biden subsidies for the Affordable Care…”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 06:43-07:06
“Senate Democrats shut down the government, affecting vulnerable patients' access to health care.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 07:12-07:24
“The House has already passed a continuing resolution.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 08:08-08:13
“We need 60 votes in the Senate under Senate rules.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 08:20-08:24
“Three Democrats have joined with virtually all Republicans to vote for this continuing resolution.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 08:25-08:32
“The Working Families Tax Cut Act cut taxes for every American and doubled the child tax credit.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 09:03-09:16
“The Working Families Tax Cut Act limited illegal aliens' access to Medicaid.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 09:50-10:03
“Democrats want to repeal the prohibition on alien Medicaid eligibility.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 10:15-10:25
“The Working Families Tax Cut Act avoided about a $3,000 tax increase per family.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 10:39-10:46
“Democrats want to repeal the $50 billion rural health care Stabilization Fund.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 10:52-10:59
“The Working Family Tax Cuts Act provided a $50 billion stabilization fund for rural health care.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 11:14-11:26
“Democrats are asking us to spend billions of dollars in new spending.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 13:23-13:31
“The Affordable Care Act subsidies, or Obamacare, are enormously expensive.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 13:36-13:43
“Democrats want to put those subsidies on steroids through the Biden era Covid supercharged subsidy program.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 14:04-14:15
“They want to do it for the next 10 years, which will result in hundreds of billions, even trillion, a trillion dollar plus of new spending.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 14:17-14:26
“Our country now owes roughly $37 trillion. We're $37 trillion in debt.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 14:39-14:47
“The kind of spending Democrats have asked for would effectively erase all the savings we achieve through the common sense spending reforms…”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 15:26-15:38
“The continuing resolution proposed by Republicans has already passed the House of Representatives.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 16:49-16:56
“The Democratic CR would eliminate provisions of the One Big Beautiful bill that are critical to putting our fiscal track fiscal condition…”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 17:28-17:39
“The One Big Beautiful bill was a critical step toward ensuring that Medicaid is there for the people who truly need it.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 17:59-18:08
“Democrats have claimed over and over again they're not attempting to fund health care for illegal aliens. But as I've demonstrated, that's…”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 18:17-18:25
“Medicaid has always been intended to be a lifeline to the most vulnerable Americans when it comes to their health insurance.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 19:07-19:15
“Extending these subsidies without reform will continue contributing to the ballooning costs of health care now roughly 18% of our entire…”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 19:38-19:51
“Democrats are also demanding to extend the enhanced Affordable Care act subsidies, which is really Obamacare on steroids.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 20:37-20:46
“Republicans do not want to shut down [the government].”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 21:23-21:26
“The same problem that caused the government to shut down is there staring you in the face when government is reopened.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 21:28-21:36
“A poison pill pact continuing resolution is simply not the solution.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 21:40-21:47
“I hope we can get five more Democrats to join three other Democrats who've already voted to keep the government open.”
Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims | Uploaded October 3, 2025 | 21:46-21:55