Shutdown Blame Game Intensifies as Johnson and Schumer Trade Barbs Over Health Care and Funding Stalemate

by Emmitt Barry, with reporting from Washington D.C. Bureau Staff(Worthy News) – On the sixth day of the government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) accused Senate Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) of prolonging the funding impasse to appease his party’s far-left base, as both chambers failed again Monday to pass competing bills to reopen the government.Johnson Blames Schumer’s “Political Calculations”Speaking to reporters, Johnson accused Sc