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The blame game over the government shutdown continues.
Republicans and Democrats are trading jabs after negotiations on a short-term funding bill fell apart and the clock ran out.
One of the major sticking points is a democratic demand to extend Obamacare tax credits to avert a hike in premiums next year.
Vice President J.D.
Vance told Fox News last hour that's not a reason to shut down federal agencies.
Of course, we all want to ensure that Americans have low-cost health care,
so let's work together on that.
You don't shut the government down.
You don't take the government as a hostage.
Speaking on CNN, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer hid back at the GOP.
that they could barrel us into a shutdown
because they didn't want to protect the health care of the American people.
Well, now they've seen.