WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. John Kennedy issued the following op-eds:
Senators are supposed to work for the American people, but some of my Democratic colleagues think the inverse is true. They believe the American people work for them, and this shutdown proves that they don't mind making some work without pay to further their political agenda.
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, for example, encouraged his party to keep the government closed, saying, "Every day gets better for us." Rep. Katherine Clark, a member of the House Democratic leadership team, echoed this sentiment. She told the press that making families "suffer" during shutdowns is "one of the few leverage times" Democrats have to force their bad policies on the American people.
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