House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) is laying blame for the ongoing government shutdown at the feet of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).

Emmer pointed to Schumer being worried about losing his post, Fox News reported on Friday.

“What’s behind the shutdown is you have a scared old man that’s afraid of losing his leadership position, a guy by the name of Chuck Schumer over in the Senate,” he said, adding, “This has nothing to do with healthcare. This had to do, again, with Chuck Schumer and Democrats’ misguided priorities that put illegals ahead of taxpaying American citizens.”

In September, Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Tom Cotton (R-AR) theorized during an interview with Breitbart News that Schumer was pushing Congress to a government shutdown because he was afraid

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