Verdict with Ted Cruz - October 08, 2025


BONUS POD： Day 7 Government Down-Hakeem Jeffries Jumps in w Schumer to Continue this Disaster


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Sen. Hakeem Jeffries joins the fight to keep the government shut down, and the president has a message for the other side of the aisle. Plus, a new name for the Schumer/Jeffries shutdown: The Schumer-Jeffries Shutdown.

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00:00:05.760 Well, they're the ones that started it.
00:00:07.700 They're the ones that have it.
00:00:08.920 And it's almost like a kamikaze attack by them. 0.79
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00:00:15.140 They have nothing to lose.
00:00:16.480 They've lost the elections.
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00:00:21.740 You're listening to the 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson.
00:00:25.440 Good Wednesday morning.
00:00:26.380 Nice to have you with us on the 47 Morning Update.
00:00:28.660 And we've got one big story for you.
00:00:31.040 The Schumer shutdown.
00:00:32.700 You're going to need to add a name to that.
00:00:34.620 There's another Democrat getting in on the action
00:00:37.420 to keep the government shutdown even longer
00:00:39.920 than they were expecting the shutdown could be.
00:00:43.500 Why are they doing it?
00:00:44.700 I'm going to explain it all to you right now.
00:00:47.260 And the president has a message for you as well.
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00:03:10.260 It's the 47 Morning Update,
00:03:12.360 and it starts right now.
00:03:13.960 Story number one.
00:03:15.120 It was called the Schumer shutdown,
00:03:17.440 but now you need to add a name to that.
00:03:20.100 Now it should be called the Schumer-Hakeem Jeffries shutdown.
00:03:24.300 This after late breaking news
00:03:26.700 that Hakeem Jeffries has rejected legislation
00:03:30.440 to extend Obamacare subsidies for one year.
00:03:34.180 The House Minority Leader rejecting that one-year extension
00:03:37.960 of Obamacare subsidies.
00:03:40.060 And Democrats had said that if they got this extension,
00:03:44.220 that the government could have a clean CR and move forward.
00:03:47.200 Well, now the Democrats are proving
00:03:50.200 that this is all being done
00:03:52.120 and orchestrated to hurt Americans.
00:03:54.960 Democrats have not only shut down the government over the issue,
00:03:58.360 but also they've shut down the government
00:04:00.320 so Chuck Schumer can show just how radical he is,
00:04:03.500 hoping to avoid a primary for his Senate seat by AOC.
00:04:09.100 The Hill reported that while Representative Jen Kuygens,
00:04:13.060 a Republican from Virginia,
00:04:14.520 is advocating for legislation
00:04:16.360 that would extend enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credit
00:04:21.140 until the end of 2026.
00:04:23.800 Hakeem Jeffries criticized Republicans
00:04:26.460 for thinking, quote,
00:04:28.060 Democrats are going to go along
00:04:30.480 with a one-year extension
00:04:31.820 of the Affordable Care Act subsidies.
00:04:35.240 The Congresswoman from Virginia
00:04:37.100 is pushing legislation
00:04:38.460 to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits,
00:04:42.780 which expire on January 1
00:04:44.900 through the end of 2026.
00:04:47.220 The proposal has bipartisan support
00:04:50.100 and some political observers view it
00:04:53.040 as a launching pad
00:04:54.760 for securing a deal to reopen the government.
00:04:58.280 Jeffries, though, has other ideas,
00:05:00.660 saying that this is, well, a moving goalpost.
00:05:03.860 A one-year extension is, quote,
00:05:05.900 now a non-starter.
00:05:07.960 That is not what they were saying
00:05:09.500 just days ago before the government shut down.
00:05:12.160 He emphasizes, well,
00:05:14.120 that President Trump and Republicans
00:05:15.840 had adopted a permanent extension
00:05:18.720 of the tax cut for the country's wealthiest people
00:05:21.420 earlier this year.
00:05:22.600 And he says with that in mind,
00:05:24.620 he's now demanding a permanent extension
00:05:27.360 of the enhanced ACA subsidies,
00:05:29.540 which overwhelmingly help working-class people,
00:05:33.880 they claim.
00:05:35.160 Quote,
00:05:35.600 What world are these MAGA extremists?
00:05:38.540 Yes, the rhetoric has not been toned down by the left
00:05:41.120 even after the assassination attempt on the president
00:05:44.280 and the assassination of Charlie Kirk,
00:05:47.120 calling conservatives now MAGA extremists
00:05:50.020 living in right now.
00:05:52.140 He went on to say to think that Democrats
00:05:53.980 are going to go along with a one-year extension
00:05:57.180 from a group of people,
00:05:59.000 meaning the Republicans,
00:06:00.580 who just permanently extended massive tax breaks
00:06:03.320 for their billionaire donors,
00:06:05.260 is what Jeffries told reporters on Capitol Hill.
00:06:09.060 Now, we also know that real Americans
00:06:10.820 are going to feel the effects
00:06:12.820 of the government shutdown,
00:06:14.140 also the workers,
00:06:15.520 many of them being furloughed
00:06:16.980 and are going to be missing paychecks.
00:06:19.500 The president of the United States of America
00:06:20.940 saying this from the Oval Office.
00:06:23.320 Well, they're the ones that started it.
00:06:24.920 They're the ones that have it.
00:06:26.100 And it's almost like a kamikaze attack by them. 0.79
00:06:30.300 You want to know the truth?
00:06:31.140 This is like a kamikaze attack.
00:06:33.800 They almost, you know,
00:06:36.900 they have nothing to lose.
00:06:38.620 They've lost the elections.
00:06:40.620 They've lost the presidential election in a landslide.
00:06:43.520 I saw the other day where Kamala said,
00:06:46.320 this was a very close election.
00:06:48.360 This was one of the biggest sweeps
00:06:50.340 that anybody's ever had.
00:06:51.640 Won the popular vote by millions.
00:06:53.480 Won the electoral college by a massive amount.
00:06:57.340 They said, if I got 270, that would be great.
00:07:02.600 But I got, I think, 312 or 315.
00:07:06.700 And they got 220.
00:07:08.240 So, you know, we won that.
00:07:09.760 But we won counties.
00:07:10.800 The big thing is counties.
00:07:12.380 So out of all of the counties,
00:07:14.220 thousands and thousands,
00:07:15.480 we got 2,500.
00:07:17.420 They got 525.
00:07:19.680 It was a landslide.
00:07:21.040 And we listened.
00:07:22.280 Oh, yes, it was us.
00:07:23.920 It was one of the greatest victories ever.
00:07:26.320 And it was a mandate to do what we're doing.
00:07:29.300 Now, Donald Trump isn't the only one
00:07:31.300 talking about how Democrats
00:07:32.860 are putting Americans at risk.
00:07:35.420 The man in charge of transportation,
00:07:37.880 Secretary Sean Duffy,
00:07:39.460 saying this today about air traffic controllers
00:07:42.340 and what Democrats are causing. 0.96
00:07:44.600 They work six days a week, right?
00:07:45.760 So we don't have enough controllers.
00:07:46.580 So they have to work overtime.
00:07:48.600 And they're family people, right?
00:07:50.780 This is their living.
00:07:52.320 They're concerned now,
00:07:53.240 if they don't get their paychecks,
00:07:54.000 how do I pay my mortgage?
00:07:54.820 How do I pay my car payment?
00:07:56.780 What do I do to put food on the kids' table?
00:07:58.700 So the controllers yesterday were saying,
00:08:00.620 we actually have to think
00:08:01.860 about working six days a week.
00:08:03.480 And then do I go and take an Uber job
00:08:04.900 and try to make extra money
00:08:06.700 to put the food on the table?
00:08:08.300 All because Chuck Schumer
00:08:09.700 is trying to have this political fight
00:08:11.440 instead of saying,
00:08:12.260 let's do a clean CR.
00:08:13.580 Let's open the government up.
00:08:14.520 Let's have a conversation
00:08:15.680 about what Democrats want to talk about.
00:08:17.220 But do that over the course
00:08:18.640 of the next several months.
00:08:20.020 Don't shut it down
00:08:20.940 and affect our airspace,
00:08:22.640 our controllers.
00:08:24.120 And again, it's a huge problem.
00:08:26.200 And again, Burbank,
00:08:27.320 zero controllers came to work.
00:08:28.580 I don't support that.
00:08:29.680 They should come to work. 0.86
00:08:31.260 They're supposed to come to work.
00:08:32.900 But this is...
00:08:33.740 They didn't miss a paycheck yet.
00:08:34.940 So why aren't they coming to work?
00:08:36.160 I mean, it's only been six days.
00:08:37.800 So, well, the paycheck,
00:08:41.140 the pay cycle ended yesterday, right?
00:08:45.460 Their paychecks come next week.
00:08:46.780 And they see what's on the horizon, Brian.
00:08:49.060 They're like, listen,
00:08:49.540 do I see a resolution to the shutdown?
00:08:51.740 I don't see it.
00:08:52.540 So guess what?
00:08:53.840 I'm concerned about my own life,
00:08:55.460 my own family.
00:08:56.840 And what we do is say,
00:08:58.880 again, I want people,
00:09:00.240 when they travel,
00:09:00.680 to get to where they're going.
00:09:01.900 So if we don't have controllers,
00:09:03.460 we're going to make sure
00:09:04.100 the airspace is safe.
00:09:05.080 So what we do is
00:09:05.920 we'll slow traffic,
00:09:07.400 we'll shut down traffic.
00:09:08.960 And that's what you saw in Burbank.
00:09:10.240 We saw significant delays
00:09:11.720 because controllers weren't there.
00:09:12.820 Significant delays in Burbank.
00:09:15.520 And there's a very good chance
00:09:16.900 that those delays could extend
00:09:18.320 around the country.
00:09:19.780 We also know that Democrats
00:09:21.300 are filling the heat
00:09:22.620 as their constituents
00:09:23.600 are starting to get very angry
00:09:25.380 about what is happening right now.
00:09:28.180 A perfect example of that
00:09:29.500 is Signer Agnes King
00:09:30.840 saying this on the vote count.
00:09:33.880 Where things stand with the shutdown,
00:09:35.360 I've seen some polls
00:09:36.940 showing both parties,
00:09:38.180 the public is blaming both of them
00:09:40.120 for where things stand.
00:09:42.940 What do you think about
00:09:43.960 the Democrats' handling of it so far?
00:09:46.660 Well, as you know,
00:09:47.560 as you may know,
00:09:48.360 I've voted yes
00:09:49.340 on the continuing resolution,
00:09:51.460 the Republican House
00:09:53.080 passed continuing resolution
00:09:54.420 because I'm concerned
00:09:57.360 about the effects
00:09:58.020 of the shutdown on the country.
00:09:59.380 On the other hand,
00:10:00.620 I'm also concerned
00:10:01.760 that the Republicans
00:10:02.760 have not stepped forward
00:10:05.040 to even commit
00:10:07.500 to serious discussions
00:10:09.260 about the ACA issue,
00:10:10.900 which is a big issue.
00:10:12.800 People are going to see
00:10:13.700 double-digit,
00:10:15.140 double-digit is the right word,
00:10:16.960 could see more than
00:10:17.780 $10,000 increases
00:10:19.240 in their insurance premiums
00:10:20.640 in a month.
00:10:22.120 And I think that's something
00:10:25.920 we have to deal with.
00:10:27.220 You listen to the senator there.
00:10:29.000 That is a guy
00:10:29.600 that's an independent,
00:10:30.760 quote-unquote.
00:10:31.620 He's now even saying
00:10:32.780 he might change his vote
00:10:33.880 and oppose the GOP bill
00:10:35.240 to end the shutdown
00:10:36.220 if the Democrats
00:10:37.360 are successful enough
00:10:38.900 in their new move,
00:10:40.500 which is to say
00:10:41.200 you must give us
00:10:42.760 all the money
00:10:43.460 we say we need
00:10:44.560 for those subsidies,
00:10:46.160 for the Obamacare
00:10:47.400 Affordable Care Act,
00:10:48.960 which has never
00:10:49.880 been affordable.
00:10:50.960 And now we're witnessing
00:10:51.980 just how much money
00:10:52.940 it takes to underwrite it.
00:10:55.080 So here we are,
00:10:56.360 another day of a shutdown.
00:10:57.740 The president
00:10:58.420 of the United States
00:10:58.880 of America
00:10:59.440 that clearly is still
00:11:01.080 doing his job
00:11:02.180 and doing what he said
00:11:03.680 he was going to do
00:11:04.280 for the American people.
00:11:05.960 There also is another
00:11:06.920 part of this.
00:11:08.020 Is there a chance
00:11:08.720 we can get rid of
00:11:09.380 a bunch of bureaucrats
00:11:10.760 almost with Doge 2.0?
00:11:14.020 That may be the leverage
00:11:15.460 that Republicans have
00:11:16.540 to move the needle
00:11:17.380 as they're making it clear now
00:11:19.180 that they are looking
00:11:20.340 at getting rid of
00:11:21.240 quite a few,
00:11:22.940 many,
00:11:23.760 who are bureaucrats
00:11:25.080 that may not be actually
00:11:26.180 serving the American people.
00:11:28.340 Instead,
00:11:29.120 they are serving themselves.
00:11:31.000 So here we are.
00:11:32.180 The shutdown is real.
00:11:33.880 The president also saying
00:11:35.180 hang in there
00:11:36.340 when it comes to shutdown
00:11:37.440 because he promises
00:11:38.760 good things are coming.
00:11:41.340 So Mr. President,
00:11:42.340 on all of this,
00:11:43.240 as you know,
00:11:44.000 the American people
00:11:45.060 are experiencing
00:11:46.280 a lot of pain
00:11:47.060 with any kind of
00:11:48.000 government shutdown.
00:11:49.500 And while you're
00:11:50.160 dealing with Democrats,
00:11:51.300 of course Republicans
00:11:52.100 are standing their ground,
00:11:54.060 what is your message
00:11:55.000 to the American people
00:11:56.280 who may encounter
00:11:57.300 some of this pain
00:11:58.520 and despair?
00:11:59.960 How do you get them?
00:12:00.740 Well,
00:12:01.260 up till now,
00:12:01.980 there hasn't been
00:12:02.480 a great deal of pain.
00:12:04.080 There could be
00:12:04.640 a great deal of pain,
00:12:05.580 but up till now,
00:12:06.260 there hasn't been.
00:12:07.060 I will say this,
00:12:08.000 just hang in there
00:12:08.780 because I think
00:12:09.420 a lot of good things
00:12:10.140 are going to happen.
00:12:11.060 That's all I can say.
00:12:12.080 I mean,
00:12:12.480 I think a lot of good things
00:12:13.640 could happen
00:12:14.140 and that could also
00:12:15.260 pertain to health care.
00:12:16.940 Good things
00:12:17.900 are going to happen.
00:12:19.660 The president's saying that
00:12:20.900 and I think many
00:12:21.900 that voted for him
00:12:22.740 believe the president
00:12:23.680 when he said it.
00:12:24.640 Thank you for listening
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