By Lauren Burke

As House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries departed a press conference with several other Democrats on Capitol Hill, Republican Congressman Michael Lawler was waiting. The federal government has been shut down because Congress has not agreed to fund the federal government since midnight on October 1.

Lawler serves in a New York congressional district that will be tough for him to win re-election in. He declined to run for Governor of New York, a move that would not have been surprising given his tough re-election chances in 2026. Lawler spoke on “1.2 billion dollars wasted” by the government, to which Leader Jeffries replied, “You’re not going to talk to me and talk over me because you don’t want to hear what I have to say. So why don’t you keep your mouth shut. You showe

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