{"id":2400800,"date":"2025-02-09T16:10:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T21:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andy-kim-will-support-government-shutdown-to-hold-gop-accountable-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-09T16:12:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T21:12:15","slug":"andy-kim-will-support-government-shutdown-to-hold-gop-accountable-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andy-kim-will-support-government-shutdown-to-hold-gop-accountable-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Kim will support government shutdown to &#8216;hold&#8217; GOP &#8216;accountable&#8217; &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fandy-kim-will-support-government-shutdown-to-hold-gop-accountable-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2400800&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) has expressed his willingness to support \u2062a\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-to-know-about-a-government-shutdown-as-deadline-looms\/\" title=\"What to know about a ... shutdown as deadline looms\">goverment shutdown<\/a> if it means holding the Republican \u200dparty\u200c accountable for their actions under President donald Trump&#8217;s administration. In\u2062 an interview with NBC News, Kim criticized\u2064 Republican lawmakers \u200dfor facilitating what he describes as a\u200b dismantling of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/better-than-expected-u-s-economy-added-638000-jobs-in-october-unemployment-dropped-to-6-9\/\" title=\"Better Than Expected: U.S. Economy Added 638,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Dropped to 6.9%\">federal government<\/a> \u200dand stated that Democrats\u200b should not be relied upon for votes on \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">continuing \u2063resolutions moving forward<\/a>. He emphasized the \u2064importance\u2062 of accountability \u200cand \u2062stated that any attempts to support\u200c government funding that allow for \u2064continued &#8220;lawlessness&#8221; by the Trump administration would not \u2064be acceptable. \u200bKim&#8217;s comments come <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shippers-warned-to-stay-away-from-iranian-waters-over-seizure-threat-as-us-iran-tensions-high\/\" title=\"Shippers advised to avoid Iranian waters due to heightened US-Iran tensions.\">amidst heightened tensions<\/a> over budget negotiations and\u200c funding cuts enacted by the White House, reflecting broader dissatisfaction among\u200b Democrats regarding the current administration&#8217;s approach to \u200cfederal governance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Andy Kim willing to support government shutdown to &lsquo;hold&rsquo; GOP &lsquo;accountable&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1908025\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/andy-kim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Andy Kim<\/a> (D-NJ) said he is open to working with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats<\/a> to deny Republicans the votes needed to keep the government funded as a response to President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s overhaul of the federal government.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;In a few weeks, the Republicans are going to try to figure out how they move forward, and they have, for the last two years, needed Democratic votes for every single continuing resolution, and they should not count on that this time,&rdquo; Kim said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/andy-kim-open-to-government-shutdown-trump-rcna191371\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">in an interview<\/a> on NBC News&rsquo;s <em>Meet the Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Kim, a first-term senator, chastised Republican lawmakers for allowing the Trump administration to &ldquo;dismantle the government.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292730\/all-executive-orders-actions-trump-first-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FULL LIST OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS, ACTIONS, AND PROCLAMATIONS TRUMP HAS MADE AS PRESIDENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So yes, look, if we have to take steps to be able to hold them accountable, use the leverage that we have to force it, I cannot support efforts that will continue this lawlessness that we&rsquo;re seeing when it comes to this administration&rsquo;s actions, and for us to be able to support government funding in that way only for them to turn it around, to dismantle the government &hellip; That is not something that should be allowed,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/New-Jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New Jersey<\/a> senator said.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the Trump administration sent letters to nearly all 2.3 million federal employees offering to pay them full benefits through September if they resign from their positions. The initiative was part of Trump&rsquo;s efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/javier-milei-slams-western-leaders-in-speech-at-wef-they-have-abandoned-the-model-of-freedom\/\" title=\"Javier Milei criticizes Western leaders at WEF for forsaking freedom\">slash government spending<\/a> through the oversight of the Department of Government Efficiency. However, a judge temporarily blocked the deferred resignation offer, pending a Monday court hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Kim is not alone in his frustration with the Trump administration. Last week, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) said budget negotiations with Republicans were difficult with the White House cutting funding for federal agencies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republicans<\/a> alike must be able to trust that when a deal gets signed into law, it will be followed,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kim argued that if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Congress<\/a> is unable to vote on a budget, then the fault will fall on Republicans, who are in the majority.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is about whether or not they can get the votes,&rdquo; Kim said. &ldquo;They are the majority, and if they cannot govern that, then you know that&rsquo;s for the American people to see.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1908025\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1908025\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Kim open to government shutdown to hold GOP accountable<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2400801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Andy-Kim.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45126,50096,39629,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2400800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-andy-kim","tag-gop-accountability","tag-government-shutdown","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Andy-Kim.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2400800"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2400804,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400800\/revisions\/2400804"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2400801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2400800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2400800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2400800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}