“In 19 days, the government funding runs out, which means if there is not an agreement between Democrats and Republicans on a spending bill, the government will shut down,” Schiff said. “Now, maybe that’s what the Republicans want. They’re withholding in violation of law, rescinding funds in an unlawful way—money that was already agreed upon. Maybe they just want to shut the whole thing down.”

He went on to outline what he claimed would be the fallout from GOP-led spending cuts, pointing to reductions in veteran services, research at the National Institutes of Health, and staffing at the CDC. Schiff also claimed Republicans were gutting Medicaid and rolling back Affordable Care Act tax credits, leading