Former Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira took to social media on Thursday to denounce a vote made by Senate Democrats this week.

Teixeira, who is running for a seat in Congress in Texas, responded to a report from The Hill that Democrats blocked a Republican-sponsored bill to pay active-duty members and essential federal employees during the ongoing government shutdown.

“Completely unacceptable that Dems refuse to pay our military and essential workers,” Teixeira wrote on X .

The government shutdown entered Day 24 on Friday. According to The Hill, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called the bill a ‘ruse’ to give broad authority to White House budget director Russell Vought in determining who would be paid, while bill sponsor Ron Johnson said Democrats were mischaracterizing

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