Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler says Democrats are having a "disgraceful moment" as the government shutdown reaches what she calls liberals' intended effect of hurting small businesses.

The federal government approached its fifth week of a shutdown after lawmakers failed to advance the continuing resolution a dozen times, according to a previous report. Disagreements over Obamacare remain at the forefront, as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and other Democrats push to extend expiring Affordable Care Act premium subsidies, while Republicans say the issue should be addressed after the government reopens.

"Prior to this shutdown, as of September, small business confidence hit a seven-year-high, not since President Trump's first term had small

See Full Page