WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) tells FOX 26 that Democrats triggered the government shutdown , and only Democrats can get the government re-opened by supporting a no-strings-attached short-term funding measure.

Sen. John Cornyn on federal government shutdown

What they're saying:

"They have simply overreached. We are happy to talk about any and all issues, including health care and insurance premiums, once the government reopens, but shutting down the government in order to throw a temper tantrum in order to get your way makes no sense, and we ought to do better than that," said Cornyn.

As for the elimination of pandemic-era Obamacare subsidies, Cornyn says a nation with $37 trillion in debt can't afford to deliver steep health insurance discounts for Americans w

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