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Excerpt from Rep. Tom Barrett's Newsletter, October 2, 2025:
"Despite my vote to keep it open, the federal government shut down overnight after Senate Democrats blocked bipartisan legislation that would fund the government until November 21. Now, rather than pass this straightforward solution that will pay American troops and federal employees, Democrats are proposing a different plan that could provide free taxpayer-funded health care for illegal immigrants and eliminate $50 billion in funding for rural hospitals."
My Response, October 2, 2025:
Rep. Barrett Your latest newsletter contains two kinds of lies.
Lies of omission: You do not mention that your vote for the budget would throw 7.5 million American citizens off their healthcare plans. Unlike your fantasy about what your vote did, that number is from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office. In other words, you voted to make people sicker and possibly kill them. Take responsibility for your actions.
Lies of commission: First, undocumented immigrants are ineligible for federal funds for healthcare. Your scapegoating of them is a lie and you should be ashamed of yourself. Second, the Democrats did not cause the shutdown, your party did. Just like last Trump shutdown, over his stupid wall, the GOP was blamed for the shutdown. You will be blamed this time, rest assured. Best start looking for a new job because there is no way you survive the next election.