In this episode of The Source: Rule Breakers, Lawmakers, and Influence, Will Corrente sits down with US House Majority Whip Tom Emmer for a blunt, unfiltered breakdown of the ongoing government shutdown and the fight over federal spending. Majority Whip Emmer argues that Democrats have abandoned working Americans and are holding paychecks for troops, air traffic controllers, and low-income families hostage to force higher spending, expanded benefits, and the radical left agenda.

They get into:

Why the shutdown happened and who’s actually blocking a deal

The $1.5T spending fight, Obamacare subsidies, and taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal immigrants

How policies in places like New York and California are driving taxpayers and small business owners out

This is a raw conversation about power, leverage, constitutional limits, and what’s really at stake for everyday Americans.