The White House and Republicans in Congress are seizing on comments from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in which the Democratic leader argued the party's position gets better "every day" amid the ongoing government shutdown.
White House officials blasted Schumer's comments in an interview with Punchbowl News as insensitive as the shutdown threatens pay for military members and funds for certain government programs.
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