Rep. Cory Mills, a U.S. Congressman representing Florida’s 7th district since 2023, has repeatedly criticized Senate Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown, which he refers to as the “Schumer Shutdown,” in a series of recent posts on X.
On October 20, 2025, Mills stated, “Day 20 of the Schumer Shutdown. $400 million a day to pay 750,000 federal workers to sit at home — and Senate Democrats are still playing politics. Add that to the $1.5 trillion in reckless spending they want you to pay for. Tonight, they’ll have their 11th chance to reopen the https://t.co/CCJV5ULLrL”.
The following day, Mills continued his criticism by posting, “END the Schumer shutdown and STOP holding the American people hostage. Even members from the Democrat Party know keeping the government closed is wrong. https://t.co/OQ1ad6fbMC” on October 21, 2025.
On October 22, 2025, Mills further commented on the negotiations in Congress, writing, “Democrats said they wanted a clean CR. Republicans delivered a clean CR. But now — surprise, surprise — they’re back at the table playing political games, demanding $1.5 TRILLION in absurd, wasteful spending. They moved the goalposts because it was never about keeping the https://t.co/gjhq4dNnja”.
Mills, who was born in Winter Haven, Florida in 1980 and now resides in New Smyrna Beach, succeeded Stephanie Murphy as representative of Florida’s 7th district in 2023. His comments reflect ongoing partisan disagreement over government funding and spending priorities during this shutdown.
