Yes, you read the headline correctly. The Democrats have their shorts all in a wad about key items in the stop-gap funding bill and think that a government shutdown is the only way to stop it.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is threatening a government shutdown if funding for a border wall is included in a must-pass government spending bill.

“If Republicans insist on inserting poison pill riders such as defunding Planned Parenthood, building a border wall, or starting a deportation force, they will be shutting down the government and delivering a severe blow to our economy,” Schumer, D-N.Y., said in a statement, according to Bloomberg.

It’s not just Chuck Schumer who is waving the shutdown flag, there are others.

Congressional Democrats are saying they’ll oppose a measure to keep the government running another week if Republicans plan a health care vote between now and Saturday, Democratic aides told CNN.

“If Republicans announce their intention to bring their harmful TrumpCare bill to the House Floor tomorrow or Saturday, I will oppose a one-week Continuing Resolution and will advise House Democrats to oppose it as well,” the No. 2 Democratic leader in the House, Steny Hoyer, said in a statement.

Today will be an interesting day that’s for sure. The rhetoric from Schumer, Hoyer, and all the other Democrats is certainly…toxic. Just look at their word choices.

Harmful

Severe

Poison Pill

Defunding

Deportation Force

Not positive verbiage by any means. Basically I’d say that they are doing a great job fear mongering! Then again, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has had lots of practice at that.