""I went searching for Republicans in the Capitol. Turns out they're not in Washington to keep the government open or protect your health care. "We're barreling towards a shutdown. All my Democratic colleagues are here. I'm going to go search for my Republican colleagues," McBride said in the clip. She then walks through empty committee rooms, even peeking behind curtains."
"McBride, who is the first transgender person elected to Congress, used the video to call out GOP inaction on funding talks. The US government is shutting down after Republicans and Democrats rejected one another's stopgap funding proposals.Healthcare was the principal sticking point for the two parties, but the result is all but the most critical federal services could completely wind down until a deal is done."
Sarah McBride posted a short TikTok showing her searching the U.S. Capitol for missing Republican colleagues as the government shutdown deadline approached. She walked through empty committee rooms and peered behind curtains while noting Democratic members were present. McBride used humor to call out Republican absence and criticize GOP inaction on stopgap funding talks. The video tied that absence to a looming shutdown after both parties rejected each other's proposals. Healthcare emerged as the principal sticking point, and most noncritical federal services faced potential wind-down until negotiators reached a funding agreement.
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