California Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff wasted little time making things political after the tragic death of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.
“So, in 19 days, the government funding runs out, which means if there is not an agreement between Democrats and Republicans on a spending bill, the government will shut down. Now, maybe that’s what the Republicans want. They’re withholding in violation of law, rescinding funds, also in an unlawful way, that is money we’ve agreed upon, they’re just unilaterally cutting. Maybe they just want to shut the whole thing down. But if they don’t want to shut down the government, they need to come to the table, negotiate with Democrats,” Schiff began, gearing up to use a possible looming government shutdownto crank up his violent rhetoric.
“Now let me tell you a little bit about what is at stake right now, because these negotiations are not happening at all, really, right now, but when they do take place, if they do take place, it’s not in a vacuum. They’re taking place at a time when millions of Americans are poised to lose access to healthcare. This is from a number of causes. We’re going to lose health care because of massive cuts Republicans are making to the VA and its staff, cuts they’re making at the National Institute of Health, NIH and a lot of the research it’s doing, cuts it’s making by getting rid of top expertise at the CDC and making it more difficult for people to get vaccines,” Schiff said.
