The Department of State noted national security risks that stem from the government shutdown. (John McDonnell/Getty Images)
The holdup in Washington lies in the Senate, where Democrats are insistent that Republicans undo Medicaid policy changes that were signed into law under President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Senate Democrats will have to break ranks with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in order to break the 60-vote threshold required to pass a continuing resolution which would reopen the government through late November.
"Congressional Democrats have decided to jeopardize our national security with their politically motivated government shutdown," a State Department official told Fox News Digital.
"Republicans on Capitol Hill are prepared to move forward with a clean continuing resolution, but instead, Democrats are trying to exploit this moment to push their political pet projects like healthcare for illegal immigrants, continuing wasteful COVID payments, and harmful climate extremism," the State Department official added.
Speaker Mike Johnson, left, and President Donald Trump, right, have taken different approaches to portraying the federal cuts amid the ongoing government shutdown. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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The State Department also noted commentary from previous administrations that undermines the Democrat messaging surrounding the shutdown.
"A self-inflicted wound, like the shutdown that we just endured, can never happen again," former Secretary of State John Kerry said in Oct. 2013. "As President Obama said, the shutdown ‘encouraged our enemies…emboldened our competitors, and it depressed our friends who look to us for steady leadership."
"I believe that those standing in the way [of a resolution] need to think long and hard about the message that we send to the world when we can’t get our own act together," Kerry said of the 2013 shutdown.
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Former Secretary of State and Democratic nominee for president Hillary Clinton also noted the detrimental effects of a government shutdown in 2013, saying that "the partial government shutdown is emblematic of too many people in politics choosing scorched earth over common ground."
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has criticized government shutdowns in the past. (Getty Images)
"We can’t let partisanship override citizenship," Clinton said at the 2013 Sacerdote Great Names address.
Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who served under the Biden administration, said, "if we’re serious about U.S. leadership in the world, we can’t keep operating without knowing whether we’ll have a budget for the next fiscal year, forcing us to impose harmful cuts and hiring freezes," during spending battles last year."
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Another date has not yet been set for an additional vote on a continuing resolution to extend the funding of the government, though Senate Majority Leader John Thune said there may be additional votes held this week.
Preston Mizell is a writer with Fox News Digital covering breaking news. Story tips can be sent to Preston.Mizell@fox.com and on X @MizellPreston
Preston Mizell is a writer with Fox News Digital covering breaking news.
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