Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., told Newsmax on Friday that, if Congress fails to pass a budget by its deadline later this month, it will be because “Democrats want to shut down” the government.

Carter, a member of the House Budget Committee, said on “Wake Up America” that Congress would pass a budget bill to avoid a government shutdown only if Democrats choose to support it — even though Republicans currently control both the House and Senate.

The congressman added that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., “wants to shut down, the Democrats want to shut down, and if we do shut down, let’s make it clear it will be the Schumer shutdown.”

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