Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Little is expected to change Monday as the government enters the 13th day of a shutdown with lawmakers on a break in observance of a bank holiday.
That didn't stop some of them from repeating criticisms of their political opponents, each accusing the other of holding Americans hostage to get what they want in a continuing resolution to fund the federal government.
House Speaker Mike Johnson held a news conference at the Capitol on Monday morning, saying Democrats were playing "costly political games."
"This marks the third week that Democrats have blocked paychecks to our troops, they've blocked pay for 2.2 million federal workers, and they've held critical services that the American people rely upon in limbo," he said.
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