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Oct 16, 2025
President Trump negotiated the release of the hostages from Hamas, but the Democrats are still holding Americans hostage
President Trump can negotiate a peace deal with Hamas and Islamic nations to release the Jewish hostages in Gaza, but here in America, Democrats refuse to release the American hostages. This shows how extreme the party of Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and AOC (D-NY) has become.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is warning fellow legislators that the shutdown might become the longest in our history.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has confirmed that the shutdown is damaging our economy, yet Democrats are not budging unless they add 1.5 TRILLION to the debt, fund illegals, abortion, and end the border wall.
Tell legislators to stand firm to block the Schumer Shakedown.
Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK), Appropriations chairman, said: “They asked for a clean CR [continuing resolution] … we gave them a clean CR. And they asked for a limited timeframe,” which they got.
“Democrats made up their minds they wanted to shut down the government to prove that they were fighting President Trump,” Rep. Cole concluded.
The clean CR maintained the status quo to fund the government through Thanksgiving. Democrats refused it and instead insisted on adding health care for illegal immigrants — almost 200 billion dollars.
To put that financial ask in perspective, if we gave illegal aliens 1 million dollars every hour, it would take almost 22 years to spend this money earmarked for health care for people here illegally.
On the Senate floor, Chuck Schumer exploded at the Republicans for not supporting illegals. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) screamed at Republicans and looked like he was about to punch one of the members.
One explanation for their increasingly shrill tone could be that Democrats are getting desperate. And they just need one or two Republicans to cave.
Urge legislators to fight Schumer’s Shakedown.
Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) said: “We wanted a clean continuing resolution … Democrats responded by saying, ‘What we want to do is provide free health care for illegal aliens’ — which they know is a nonstarter for Republicans.”
This is where your voice is so critical. Encourage them, strengthen them, call them to unity against the lunacy that Schumer, AOC, and Jeffries are pushing. Our team on Capitol Hill, however, is sensing uncertainty, even among Republicans! Tell Congress: Not a penny to tempt illegal aliens and no money to murder children.
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Sources:
Burg, Jacob. “Johnson Warns Current Government Shutdown Could Be Longest Ever.” The Epoch Times, October 13, 2025. Theepochtimes.com/us/johnson-warns-current-government-shutdown-could-be-longest-ever-5928930.
“Exclusive — Rep. Gill: Yes, the Democrats Literally Shut the Government down to Give Healthcare to Illegal Aliens.” Breitbart, October 13, 2025. Breitbart.com/clips/2025/10/13/exclusive-rep-gill-yes-the-democrats-literally-shut-the-government-down-to-give-healthcare-to-illegal-aliens/.
House Appropriations (@HouseAppropsGOP). “As Chairman @TomColeOK04 reiterates to @JMathieuReports, Democrats originally asked for two things: a clean continuing resolution and a short timeframe.” X. October 1, 2025, 1:45 p.m. X.com/HouseAppropsGOP/status/1973444264735678933.
Pergram, Chad. “Jeffries tells Lawler to ‘keep your mouth shut’ as shutdown sparks Capitol Hill confrontations.” Fox News, October 13, 2025. Foxnews.com/politics/jeffries-tells-lawler-keep-your-mouth-shut-shutdown-sparks-capitol-hill-confrontations.