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At the heart of the dispute is the Democrats’ desire to allocate taxpayer-funded benefits to illegal aliens, even at the expense of critical domestic services. Republicans have accused Democrats of prioritizing benefits for non-citizens over essential services such as veterans’ healthcare, women’s nutrition programs, and national security measures like paying troops, TSA agents, and Border Patrol officers.
Republican critics emphasize that Democrats are willing to forgo maintaining government functions—particularly FEMA disaster response efforts—during hurricane season, in pursuit of partisan goals. This strategic stance, they argue, is selfish and damaging to American citizens, contradicting earlier partisan claims and public statements made by Democrats.