Dems weaponize Medicaid anxiety in bid to take down Trump-backed federal funding plan
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FoxNewsseniorcongressionalcorrespondentChadPergramexplainstheDemocratsattemptingtoblockthegovernmentfundingbillasthegovernmentshutdowndeadlinenears.
DemocratsareaccusingRepublicansoftryingtogutfederalhealthcareprogramswiththeirplantoavertapartialgovernmentshutdown.
Thebill,aroughextensionofcurrentfederalfundinglevelscalledacontinuingresolution(CR),isexpectedtogetaHouse-widevoteonTuesday.ItwillneedtopasstheSenateandbesignedbyPresidentDonaldTrumpbytheendofFriday,March14toavoidfederalprogramsgettingshutteredandtensofthousandsofemployeesfurloughed.
TrumphascalledonallRepublicanlawmakerstosupportthebill.
Democrats,however,haveunleashedastaunchoppositioncampaignagainstthelegislation.Itisastarkdeparturefrompoliticaltraditionthatnormallyseesliberallawmakersvotebythedozenstoavoidagovernmentshutdown.
DEMOCRATSPRIVATELYREBUKEPARTYMEMBERSWHOJEEREDTRUMPDURINGSPEECHTOCONGRESS:REPORT
HouseDemocrats,ledbyMinorityLeaderHa
