Government Shutdown Stance - The administration opposes using policy disagreements as leverage to shut down the government and halt essential services [1] - The administration accuses Democrats of holding the American people hostage by demanding everything they want or shutting down the government [2][5] - Republicans advocate for a clean continuing resolution to fund the government and allow more time for bipartisan negotiations [12] - A government shutdown would have damaging consequences for the country [34] Spending and Negotiation - Democrats initially proposed a $15 trillion spending package, which Republicans deemed absurd [3][14] - Democrats are requesting $15 trillion in new spending unrelated to the ongoing appropriations process [14] - Democrats want to restore taxpayer-funded benefits to illegal aliens [4][14] - The administration is against including $15 trillion on a short-term continuing resolution [24] Healthcare Policy - The administration acknowledges that American healthcare policy is broken and expresses willingness to work with Democrats to fix it [6][7][31] - Democrats are accused of supporting the policies that have led to the current problems in American healthcare [7] - Democrats want to claw back the $50 billion allocated to rural hospital support [32] Potential Consequences of Shutdown - A government shutdown would result in unpaid troops and federal workers, and halt essential services [1][33] - Programs like WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) and FEMA would not be funded during a shutdown [33] - Telehealth and mental health services funded by the government would be halted [34]