In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we now know who to blame for the government shutdown. The Democrats! We know this because they are furious the government is about to resume business. The good news is the shutdown stalemate that has dragged on in the Senate officially ended late Monday night and it places Congress on a path to reopen the government later this week. Senators advanced a bipartisan funding package to end the government shutdown after a group of Senate Democrats broke from their colleagues and joined Republicans in their bid to reopen the government. Also audio from Speaker Mike Johnson officially announcing the reopening, the media's response to ending the shutdown and myths about inflation. Also the socialist mindset defers healthcare costs to future generations and affordability wins with voters in Texas.

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