Sen.Cory Booker, D-N.J., said talks remain stalled on the fifth day of the government shutdown, with Democrats seeking to undo Medicaid cuts and restore Obamacare subsidies and Republicans demanding a clean funding bill to fund the government into November.“It's really a moment of health care crisis,” Booker told ABC News' "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz.Booker said he’s less concerned with which party is to blame for the shutdown and more focused on Americans’ health and personal finances that he said are at risk from the shutdown.Government shutdown updates“I don't care about the blame game.
I care about Americans losing their health insurance, rates of death going up, hospitals being crushed, medical services ending in places in rural America.This is a tsunami of Donald Trump's creation,” Booker said.Here are more highlights from Booker's interview:On GOP criticism that Dems have supported past continuing resolutionsPopular ReadsGovernment shutdown updates: Leavitt says Trump exploring cutting aid to PortlandOct 4, 8:50 AMSean 'Diddy' Combs sentencing live updates: Combs gets 50 months in prisonOct 3, 7:33 PMSniper opens fire on Dallas ICE facility, killing 1 detainee, wounding 2: DHSSep 24, 6:39 PMThey're [GOP] not negotiating.
Remember, the speaker of the House has kept the House out for the last two weeks.They're not sitting down.
And when he asks, "What's different?" What is different is we are, for the first time in America ever, we're on a moment where because of Donald Trump's attacks on Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, on the verge of tens of millions of Americans losing their health care and most of Americans experiencing a significant rise in their health care costs.On whether he has any criticism of Democratic leadershipRaddatz: Do you have any disappointment in your party leadership?Booker: You've seen Chuck Schumer go to the podium, negotiate with us, almost begging the president to bring the parties together, like he...