U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington: What the 'Schumer shutdown' is really about

By U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington
October 7, 2025
AS SEEN IN THE LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL

Democrats voted for 13 clean continuing appropriations bills (CR) under Biden.

Now, they’re rejecting a clean CR and providing a completely unserious counteroffer of $1.5 trillion in new spending, a repeal of work requirements for able-bodied Medicaid recipients, and protections for illegal immigrants receiving taxpayer-funded health care.

Remember, in 2020, every Democratic presidential candidate promised healthcare for illegal immigrants, then Biden expanded Obamacare to illegal immigrants by executive order, and then 43 Democrat Senators voted AGAINST a ban on funding health care for illegal immigrants just a few months ago.

When people show you who they are, believe them. Democrats don’t have the time or credibility to rebrand themselves as anything other than what they’ve become: open-border radicals.

U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington is a Republican from Lubbock serving the 19th Congressional District of Texas and chairman of the House Budget Committee. His district covers Lubbock and Abilene as well as much of the South Plains, Big Country and surrounding region.