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   SHOCK: Top House Democrat Says the Quiet Part Out Loud on Govt Shutdown:   
   Families will “Suffer” But “It is One of the Few Leverage Times We   
   Have”   
   (VIDEO)   
      
   Today is day 22 of the Schumer Shutdown.   
      
   The Schumer Shutdown began on October 1, and the Senate has voted 12   
   times – and failed 12 times – to reopen the government because Schumer   
   wants to give illegal aliens healthcare.   
      
   Instead of working with Republicans to responsibly extend funding until   
   November, Schumer and the Democrats chose a shutdown.   
      
   The House has been out of session for a month.   
      
   Layoffs of federal employees officially began a couple of weeks ago as   
   the U.S. government shutdown entered another tense phase, according to   
   Trump administration budget chief Russell Vought, who confirmed the   
   sweeping reductions in a social media post.   
      
   President Trump on Tuesday held the line and said Republicans will not   
   be “extorted” as the Democrats demand taxpayer-funded healthcare for   
   illegal aliens.   
      
   House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (MA) said the quiet part out loud on   
   the Schumer Shutdown during an interview with Fox News Congress reporter   
   Chad Pergram.   
      
   The interview with Katherine Clark was published by Fox News last week   
   but it was making the rounds on Wednesday.   
      
   “Fighting for healthcare is our defining issue,” Clark said.   
      
   “The marketplace, the ACA marketplace, open enrollment takes place on   
   Nov. 1,” Clark whined.   
      
   “People are receiving their premium notices that they’re going to go to   
   that marketplace and say, ‘I can’t afford this.’ That is a real crisis   
   for American families. And it drives up the cost of healthcare for every   
   single person, no matter where you get your health insurance from,” she   
   said.   
      
   Then Clark said the quiet part out loud.   
      
   “Shutdowns are terrible and, of course, there will be, you know,   
   families that are going to suffer,” she said.   
      
   “We take that responsibility very seriously. But it is one of the few   
   leverage items we have. It is an inflection point in this budget process   
   where we have tried to get the Republicans to meet with us and   
   prioritize the American people,” Clark said.   
      
      
   https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/10/shock-top-house-democra   
   -says-quiet-part-loud/   
      
   While citizen taxpayers are forced to purchase Obamacare, Democrats want   
   to give it to illegals free of charge. "Vote for me and I'll give you   
   free stuff" say the Democrat politicians.   
      
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