By Congressman Mike Simpson
Dear Friend,
I’m sure you have heard the news out of Washington, DC this week. It’s an unfortunate reality that Democrats caused. Make no mistake, this is the Schumer Shutdown and Democrats OWN THIS. Why are they voting against a continuing resolution that they previously supported 13 TIMES under the Biden administration? Check out the facts here.
I’ve always said that government shutdowns are bad politics and policy, but my colleagues from across the aisle pushed us into a government shutdown due to their far-left policy ideas. For example, Congressional Democrats presented beyond unreasonable policy demands to President Trump, which could give free health care to illegal aliens paid by American taxpayers, strip rural hospital funding, and increase spending by nearly $1.5 trillion.
House Republicans did our job by passing a clean, short-term continuing resolution to keep the government open, protect veterans and seniors, and continue passing single-subject spending bills through our bipartisan appropriations process. This was a CLEAN CR – no riders or policy provisions, just a spending measure to keep the government funded and operational.
This is the Schumer Shutdown
Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats have shut down the government due to their far-left, unreasonable policy demands. These political games have very real consequences for Americans, especially throughout the West.
Whether it’s jeopardizing wildfire preparedness, the partial or total closure of our public lands and national parks, or preventing the issuance of permits for continued economic growth and development, the American people should never pay the price for government dysfunction.
About Mike Simpson
An Idaho native, Mike Simpson was born in Burley and raised in Blackfoot. His political career began in 1980, when he was elected to the Blackfoot City Council. In 1984, he was elected to the Idaho Legislature where he served until 1998, the last six years serving as Speaker. Mike is currently serving his fourteenth term in the House of Representatives for Idaho’s second congressional district. Visit https://simpson.house.gov/ to learn more or find contact info.
