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The Democrats continue their unprecedented efforts to obstruct governmental functions, exemplified by their recent blocking of bills to fund military and essential federal workers during a shutdown. Senate Democrats, in a party-line vote of 54 to 45, thwarted Republican-sponsored legislation designed to pay active-duty military personnel and emergency federal employees performing essential duties. This blatant indifference to the plight of hardworking Americans highlights the depravity of their political strategy—they prefer leverage and sabotage over compromise, even as federal employees are forced to work without pay, some turning to second jobs or relying on family support just to get by.