HARRISBURG — The Shapiro administration has taken to publicly blaming congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump’s administration for the federal shutdown — one that reached 23 days on Thursday. They’ve posted language on state websites directing responsibility to elected Republicans in Congress.

The tactic is a cue from Trump and congressional Republicans who first dubbed the federal government’s “closure” as the “Democrat shutdown” or the “Schumer shutdown,” a shot at Senate Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Websites for at least The White House, Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice all blame Democrats for causing the federal shutdown.

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