October 28th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

The federal government shutdown is now on week four with both the Democrat and Republican parties pointing fingers of blame at each other.  Maryland’s Senior Democratic Senator, Chris Van Hollen, would like to see President Trump focusing on resolving the problem and finding answers…

   

“You would think the President of the United States could carve out just a little time to help reopen the government. To have a negotiation on reopening the federal government. Instead, he’s bringing down Republican members of the House and Senate to the White House and wining and dining them and patting them on the back and saying ‘good job for keeping this government shut down and not entering into a negotiation.’”