Shutdown
Trump’s Government Shutdown
On December 21, 2018, President Trump and House Republicans shut down parts of the federal government in a shameful, partisan effort to force taxpayers to fund an expensive and ineffective border wall. As a result, 800,000 hardworking federal employees are either furloughed or forced to work without a paycheck for the duration of this shutdown. Millions of Americans are being affected as government services have been suspended, including having their tax refunds delayed, having home loan approvals delayed, seeing decreased security at airports, and being put at risk as national parks operate without staff or guides. House Democrats are working to reopen government, but President Trump and the Republican-led Senate have refused to take action to end this costly shutdown.
For the latest on the shutdown, see updates below:
For the latest on the shutdown, see updates below:
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Former Congressman Mick Mulvaney, who now is the acting Chief Of Staff… is somebody who voted to keep the government shut down over the urging of his own leadership in the Congress of United States after it had been shut down for 16 days.
Moments ago, I went to the Floor of the House to ask for unanimous consent to reopen the government by passing the clean continuing resolution that the Senate approved on Thursday.
This shutdown strategy that has been pursued, frankly, by our Republican friends… is simply the wrong way to go
Just days before Christmas, President Trump is gearing up to shut down the government over his costly, ineffective border wall.
We can pass [the Senate] bill [to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation].
This week, the chaos and dysfunction of the Republican-led Congress was on full display.
Over the past several hours, America saw once more the utter dysfunction of Congressional Republicans, their inability to govern, and their failure to provide the kind of steady leadership this country needs.
With only hours to act and avoid another Trump shutdown, I urge Speaker Ryan and Leader McCarthy to bring to the Floor a one-day funding bill to keep the government open.
I think that the Senate plan certainly is better than the House plan, which was a partisan, defense [funding] only, and left all the domestic agencies without any opportunity to plan for the long term.
Republicans control all three levers of the legislative process: the House Majority, the Senate Majority, and the presidency. It is their responsibility to ensure that the government is funded and does not shut down.