Josh Riley’s shutdown politics: make New Yorkers suffer

October 23, 2025

In case you missed it, yesterday Democrat Josh Riley’s boss, Democrat Whip Katherine Clark, finally told the truth: Democrats shut down the government and are forcing families to suffer for political “leverage.”

New Yorkers need to know: Does Josh Riley support causing suffering for working families in the name of political games? 

“Out-of-touch Democrat Josh Riley engineered a shutdown, then admitted that New Yorkers’ pain is ‘leverage.’ People’s lives aren’t poker chips, enough is enough.” 
—  NRCC Spokeswoman Maureen O’Toole