It didn’t take long lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to react to the government shutdown at 12:01 a.m.
While Republicans included the hashtag #SchumerShutdown, pointing the blame on the Sen. Chuck Schumer, Democrats opted for the #TrumpShutdown hashtag in their tweets. #TrumpShutdown appeared to be the more popular hashtag, however, landing the number-one spot for worldwide trending on Twitter.
Below, 19 lawmakers react to the shutdown:
SEN. KAMALA HARRIS, D-CALIFORNIA
SEN. BRIAN SCHATZ, D-HAWAII
REP. TIM RYAN, D-OHIO
SEN. CORY BOOKER, D-NEW JERSEY
SEN. JEFF MERKLEY, D-OREGON
SEN. CHRIS MURPHY, D-CONNECTICUT
REP. ANDRE CARSON, D-INDIANA
REP. BARBARA LEE, D-CALIFORNIA
The GOP controls every branch of government. And they can’t even keep the lights on.
SEN. DOUG JONES, D-ALABAMA
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL, R-KENTUCKY
Right now, the Democratic leader has no compromise immigration bill on the table. No bill exists.
Why do Americans need to suffer from a government shutdown when he doesn’t even have an immigration bill?
REP. STEVE SCALISE, R-LOUISIANA
SEN. LISA MURKOWSKI, R-ALASKA
REP. PAUL GOSAR, R-ARIZONA
SEN. CHUCK GRASSLEY, R-IOWA
SEN. THOM TILLIS, R-NORTH CAROLINA
Read my full statement: https://t.co/TcpFiZ10Uj pic.twitter.com/6z4H0iAoD9
SEN. ORRIN HATCH, R-UTAH
But they will. They own this. #SchumerShutdown https://t.co/XJ59xKihWW #utpol
SEN. JOHN BARRASSO, R-WYOMING
REP. BILL JOHNSON, R-OHIO
REP. MARTHA ROBY, R-ALABAMA
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