House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Monday shared a chart showcasing in black and white what Democrats are demanding in order to reopen the government — taxpayer-funded health care for illegal aliens and $1.5 trillion in new partisan spending.
“Facts are stubborn things: Here are the differences between what Republicans passed out of the House and what Democrats are demanding in order to reopen the government,” Johnson wrote on social media, sharing a side-by-side chart showing the differences between what the Republicans in the House have passed and what Democrats are now demanding.
Republicans proposed a clean 7-week extension of current Biden-era spending levels with no new programs added or partisan spending demands. The chart notes that this plan “allows time for continued work on regular bipartisan appropriations, which is already underway.”
Conversely, Democrats’ “dirty” continuing resolution (CR) puts “illegal aliens and able-bodied adults back on free, American taxpayer-funded health care” and “sends half a billion dollars to left-wing media.”
Further it “repeals $50 billion investment in rural health care” and adds up to $1.5 trillion in new partisan spending.
Johnson on Monday explained during a press conference that the shutdown fight and health care are two totally separate issues, slamming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for turning this into a partisan fight in order to appease his far-left base.