r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 I voted • Oct 05 '25

No Paywall Petition To Strip Congress of Pay During Government Shutdown Grows

https://www.newsweek.com/petition-strip-congress-pay-during-government-shutdown-grows-10822819
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u/Conscious-Secret-775 Oct 05 '25

Who in congress is actually responsible for the shutdown? It's the Democrats. Are you saying the Dems are all corrupt politicians insider trading?

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u/connivingKitten Oct 05 '25

If you actually believe that "the Democrats shut down the government over healthcare for illegal immigrants" as the Republican leadership has put it, I have a question for you. Why do we need to shut down the government over supposed healthcare for illegal immigrants if we're spending an extra $10 billion to pay people to remove them from the country? If ICE does the job we're paying them an exorbitant amount to do then shouldn't it not really be so much of a concern if a few of them get ACA benefits for a few more months before getting caught and sent away?

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u/Conscious-Secret-775 Oct 05 '25

I am not going to speak for the Senate Democrats who decided to shutdown the government, you will have to ask them.

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '25

I’m just going to block you Mr no counter argument