Democratic Senator John Fetterman stated that his party is responsible for the ongoing government shutdown.
"But I would remind everybody, too, this was designed by the Democratic Party to expire at the end of the year. This is not something taken from by the Republicans. That's, they were designed to expire now. Let's have a conversation to extend it and not shut our government down,"
Fetterman expressed his willingness to discuss extending tax credits for healthcare, which are set to expire in December. The expiration of these tax credits, which make Affordable Care Act health care premiums affordable, has been a central issue in the shutdown fight.
Author's summary: Fetterman blames Democrats for shutdown.