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Schedule a Meeting and Open the Government

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Chuck Schumer said, “We’ll set up an appointment with him, anytime, anyplace.” Take him up on that offer today and the issue will be settled.

Mr. President, schedule a meeting for 5:00 pm today, October 23, 2025. Include in that meeting Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Include one simple provision in the scheduled meeting. The government must be open for business.

At 3:00 pm today, Senate Majority Leader John Thune schedule a vote on the no-strings attached continuing resolution. A YES vote sends the bill for the President to sign and keeps the meeting on schedule. A NO vote cancels the meeting.

Schumer gets his meeting, and the American people get their government back. It is a win-win for everyone.

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Fish or Cut Bait

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We are now in day 3 of the Schumer Shutdown. The explanation is pretty simple.

The House passed a 24 page continuing resolution to keep things as they are and continue funding the government through November 21. The Senate received the resolution and put it on the floor for a vote.

Because of the filibuster rule in the Senate, there must be 60 votes to end debate. Democrat minority leader Schumer refused to call on Democrats to vote to keep the government open until November 21.

Instead, he introduced a bill that demanded:

  • Free health care for illegal aliens
  • $500 million in taxpayer funding to prop up liberal news outlets
  • A $50 billion cut in investments for improving rural health care
  • Billions in funding for DEI and climate projects in foreign countries

What a contrast between a simple 24-page resolution that kept the government open and the Democrat monstrosity. For years Democrats passed, with Republican support, continuing resolutions to give time to work out issues.

This time; however, Democrats demand that everyone rush to make radical changes. Republicans will not consider these changes.

For example, I looked at the Democrat bill. Page 57, Section 2141 is crystal clear – “Repeal of Health Subtitle Changes.” These were changes made in the Working Families Health Care Bill which, among others eliminated the Biden administration give-away of free health care for illegal aliens.

Democrats also wanted to do away with $50 billion investments made for rural health care. They wanted to add billions for DEI and projects related to climate.

Simply put, Republicans cut budget items that gave your tax dollars to illegal aliens and worthless projects in foreign countries. Democrats want to put those back.

So where does that leave us? Are we at an impasse where Republicans will have to fold in order to reopen the government?

It seems that was the way at always worked in the past. This time it is different.

Because there are no appropriations and the government is not funded, the President now has flexibility to make even more cuts without a congressional fight. I am amazed that Democrats are not willing to extend with a continuing resolution but are willing to hand the power to President Trump to cut programs.

President Trump has shown great patience as we enter into day three. He is meeting with Russ Vought of the Office of Management and Budget to look at programs that could be cut permanently or temporarily. Be assured. Cuts are coming.

In this case, Democrats think that they can win. They should realize that President Trump is not interested in cutting bait. He came to fish.

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