Senator Ashley Moody, R-Fla., appeared on “Fox & Friends First” to weigh in on the record-breaking government shutdown and a report suggesting some Democrats may be willing to vote to reopen the government if Republicans promise a vote on extending Obamacare subsidies.
The discussion centered on a Washington Post report claiming that approximately 12 Democrats are prepared to support legislation to end the shutdown in exchange for a Republican commitment to hold a future vote on key healthcare subsidies.
Senator Moody, expressing deep frustration with the prolonged closure, slammed the Democratic leadership, saying the entire crisis “was avoidable.”
She characterized the Democrats’ actions as “grandstanding,” involving “protests [and] poetry readings in the middle of the night,” and stated that American families and workers have “paid the price” for the political performance.
Regarding the reported offer, Senator Moody stated that if Democrats are now looking for a way out, “it’s about darn time.”
She argued that her colleagues on the other side of the aisle have been “sabotaging the operation of the government over its people.”
The Florida Republican also pointed out past votes, noting that Republicans had offered to pass spending measures previously supported by Democrats 14 times, but Democrats voted no “every time” to keep the government shut down.
With frustration mounting, Senator Moody stressed that to bring the shutdown to an end, “all options have to be on the table.”
When pressed on whether that includes changing procedural rules like the filibuster, she reiterated, “I think we need to look at everything” to counter those whose “agenda is to shut down the government.”
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