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Washington woke up to a self-inflicted crisis on October 1, 2025, as partisan theater gave way to a real government funding lapse. Instead of honest negotiations, Democrats doubled down on rhetoric and scare tactics, spreading misleading stories about who is to blame while ordinary Americans brace for the fallout. This is exactly why voters rejected the same tired playbook in the last election: they want results, not showboating.
On Newsmax’s Wake Up America, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis cut through the spin and called out the truth — Democrats are putting politics ahead of people and could end the shutdown with a single vote. She urged reasonable lawmakers across the aisle to join Republicans in passing a clean funding measure and stop using federal employees and families as props in a campaign stunt. Malliotakis’s message was simple and unapologetic: govern, don’t grandstand.
Make no mistake, the showdown isn’t about budget prudence so much as power grabs and policy riders that would expand Washington’s reach into every corner of our lives. Democrats demanded massive giveaways and policy changes — from open-ended healthcare expansions to undoing commonsense reforms — and refused a pragmatic continuing resolution that would keep the lights on. The American people aren’t interested in paying for a political wishlist while bureaucrats run out of paychecks.
Republicans offered a clear alternative: keep government open, protect national security, and rein in wasteful spending. Instead of bargaining in good faith, Democrats chose to lean on fear and falsehoods, accusing Republicans of cruelty while refusing to offer a realistic path forward. That hypocrisy should enrage every taxpayer who expects their representatives to put country before party.
The human cost of this standoff is real, but so is the responsibility Democrats have to stop the lies and act like grownups. Federal employees and veterans deserve better than to be pawns in a Washington power struggle, and families across America deserve leaders who will secure the budget without surrendering to every special-interest demand. If Democrats genuinely care about people, they will vote to reopen the government and return to the negotiating table without preconditions.
Now is the moment for principled Republicans and sensible Democrats to reject this cynical game and do what voters elected them to do: govern. Malliotakis and other patriotic conservatives are doing their part by calling for compromise that protects taxpayers and restores normalcy. The choice is clear — stand with hardworking Americans or keep playing politics with their livelihoods.
Patriots watching this mess should remember who stood for accountability and who chose chaos. We will not forget the names of those who inflated fear for headlines while families worried about paychecks. America demands responsible leadership, and if Democrats won’t join us to end this shutdown, voters will ensure they pay the price at the ballot box.
