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Mark Levin Podcast

10/1/25 - Democrats vs. Republicans: The Shutdown Showdown

Mark Levin Podcast

Cumulus Podcast Network

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.521.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2025

⏱️ 114 minutes

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Summary

On Wednesday’s Mark Levin Show, WREC’s Ben Ferguson fills in. The Schumer shutdown serves merely as a tactic to instill fear and undermine President Trump. Democratic members of Congress are insisting on receiving their salaries during the shutdown, yet it falls on Schumer to resolve the situation. He fears losing his position and facing a primary challenge from AOC. Sen Ruben Gallego asserts that he cannot afford to forgo a paycheck, despite earning $174,000 annually. Is this the kind of representation we want? They don't care about the struggles of those who truly live paycheck to paycheck. In addition, Democrats shut the government down demanding for illegal aliens to receive health care which makes it difficult for American citizens who need those benefits. They are also demanding NPR and PBS funding, they want to revoke rural hospital fundings, this is why they won't lift they shut down, because they are not getting what they want. Also, according to the left, Trump is unwell and unfit for the presidency. They argue that he is mentally unstable and immature, suggesting that his actions are jeopardizing the healthcare of millions, which is absolutely false. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

You know, America's best days have yet to come, and that's because conservatives like you live the values of our great country.

0:07.0

The Heritage Foundation ensures your voice as heard in the Washington Swamp every day shining the light on a bright future.

0:13.3

The Heritage Foundation stands for your values, and they won't give up the fight because they know you never will.

0:19.3

Paid for it by the Heritage Foundation.

0:21.4

He's here.

0:22.9

He's here.

0:24.9

Now, broadcasting them from the underground command post.

0:28.7

Deep in the bowels of a hidden bunker, somewhere under the brick and steel of a non-discreet building,

0:34.9

we've once again made contact with our leader, Mark Levin.

0:44.3

Welcome, it is the Mark Levin Show. It is nice to have you with us. Mark, we'll be back with you tomorrow,

0:50.9

and we're going to hold down the fort for you tonight with this government shutdown.

0:58.0

You guys doing okay? Because if you watch the media right now, I think they think we're all in

1:04.1

the fetal position and we don't know what to do because there's a government shutdown. Meanwhile,

1:09.1

I'm like, this is awesome. Like let's start firing some people. Let's get rid of some bureaucrats. Let's save some money. Now, of course, somebody's going to freak out that I said that and take it out of context. And they're going to be like, Ben Ferguson wants people to lose their jobs. Only if you suck at your job. Like, if you're a partisan hack in the government, you suck at your job. And we haven't been able to fire you before, like, let's do it right now. I'm in favor of doging it up, as they say, in a very, very, very big way. But if you look at the media right now, they're going out there to find little Susie and little Timmy who are crying tonight because they were coming to the U.S. Capitol and it's shut down.

1:45.1

Now, of course, they're going to try to blame that shutdown on Donald Trump and conservatives.

1:50.4

We all know this is a Schumer shutdown.

1:52.4

That is what this is.

1:54.1

And if you just want to know how bad the Democrats are, they don't want like serious people

2:00.3

in our government to get paid during the government shutdown, but damn it, they don't want like serious people in our government to get paid during the government

2:02.9

shutdown, but damn it, they're going to get paid.

2:07.2

Some lawmakers are actually saying they are going to send a letter, many of them have,

2:13.3

to withhold their paychecks during the shutdown.

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