共和党指控民主党推动恢复有争议的外国援助以结束政府关闭。 Republicans accuse Democrats of pushing for reinstating disputed foreign aid to end the government shutdown.

共和党参议员约翰·肯尼迪(John Kennedy)指控参议院民主党,包括亚历山大·奥卡西奥-科尔特斯(Alexandria Ocassio-Cortez)要求恢复有争议的外国援助项目 — — 例如用于海地烹饪和舞蹈方案的360万美元以及资助多个国家的男女同性恋、双性恋和变性者(LGBTQ)倡议 — — 以作为结束当前政府关闭的杠杆。 Republican Senator John Kennedy accused Senate Democrats, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, of demanding the reinstatement of controversial foreign aid projects—such as $3.6 million for cooking and dance programs in Haiti and funding for LGBTQ initiatives in multiple countries—as leverage to end the ongoing government shutdown. 他声称,通过预算撤销而删除的这些物品正被用来推进他所称的浪费、意识形态驱动的支出。 He claimed these items, removed via a budget rescission, are being used to advance what he called wasteful, ideologically driven spending. 具体数字和项目细节仍未得到独立来源的核实,也没有提供任何正式确认。 The specific figures and project details remain unverified by independent sources, and no official confirmation has been provided. 这一争端突出表明,在关闭持续到2025年10月期间,对联邦开支优先事项的政治分歧日益加深。 The dispute underscores deepening political divisions over federal spending priorities amid the shutdown's continuation into October 2025.