JD Vance says Democrats are to blame for the looming government shutdown [SOUND]

# US vice president JD Vance believes a federal government shutdown will happen as an impasse remains on how to keep funding flowing. A last-ditch meeting between president Donald Trump and Democratic leaders in Congress on Monday made little progress. Democrats are refusing to support the Republican Party’s legislation to continue funding beyond today unless it includes several healthcare provisions. Vance has pinned the blame on Democrats for demanding negotiations on health care funding in exchange for keeping the government open: