Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, told Newsmax on Wednesday that the government shutdown could give the Trump administration an opportunity to streamline the federal workforce.
In a studio appearance on “Finnerty,” Van Duyne said Democrats are miscalculating by holding out against a clean continuing resolution that House Republicans have already passed.
“They are really playing a game of chicken with this Trump administration,” Van Duyne said. “Republicans are fighting not to shut down the government. We in the House did our job. We passed a clean CR — a stopgap funding bill that the Democrats have supported time and time again.”
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