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Senator Booker Warns of Health Crisis Amid Shutdown
10/5/2025
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- Senator Cory Booker praised Democratic leadership amid shutdown, stressing the crisis for federal workers.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson said the House passed a clean continuing resolution.
- Johnson urged Democrats to separate healthcare talks; Booker warned millions could lose health insurance.
- The shutdown is the first partial government closure in over six years, with no resolution soon.
