Senator Chuck Schumer

This time they didn't do that.

The Republicans said, take it or leave it.

And we, the Democrats, we felt that what's happening in healthcare, that the healthcare crisis is upon us and Americans are going to, so many, tens of millions of Americans and families are going to feel such pain.

But we said, we want to negotiate to address the healthcare crisis.

So they said no.

What's the consequence?

I'll get into all of the details as to why they said no, and most important, what we're fighting for.

But what it means is that the government doesn't have money to spend.

Essential services continue, and the people work.

They don't get paid, but they get paid.

Everyone who is furloughed, whether you're working or not, gets back pay at the end.

So no one loses any money, but it's hard.

Of course, yeah.

We hate the shutdown.

That's why we want the Republicans to simply sit down and meet with us.

So essential services, the military, law enforcement, air traffic control, they continue to work without pay.

Some other people are furloughed, and they come back when the shutdown is over.

And then, what the Trump administration, they've done something no president has tried during the shutdowns, to fire people.

But that's illegal.

And they've been doing that all along.