House Majority Whip Tom Emmer appeared on Fox & Friends on Wednesday, blast ing Democratic leadership over the recent government shutdown and outlining the Republican Party’s commitment to passing a continuing resolution (CR) and tackling rising health care costs before the next budget deadline.

The Government Shutdown: ‘Nonsense’ and ‘Gibberish’

Whip Emmer stated that Republicans are prepared to reopen the government immediately, pending a vote in the House. He condemned the 40-plus-day funding lapse as an unnecessary political maneuver, stating it was “for absolutely nothing except to hurt the American people.”

Emmer pointed out that the CR House Republicans intend to pass is essentially the same one that passed in September, with the only changes being a new end-of-January date

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