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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The Trump-McConnell shutdown is not a game and has real-world consequences to our economy and the well-being of millions of Americans.
Madam Speaker, I rise to join with my colleagues in highlighting the absurdity of the Trump-McConnell shutdown and share some of the ways, just some few ways, it's affecting Americans in my district.
After refusing to hold votes on reopening government for more than a month, Senate Republicans voted to continue the Trump-McConnell shutdown today, irresponsibly ignoring the suffering of millions of Americans who are being impacted.
WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) engaged in a colloquy on the House Floor today with Minority Whip Steve Scalise and urged Congressional Republicans to reopen government immediately and then both parties can negotiate on border security. Below is a link to the video and excerpts of his remarks:
Here’s your shockingly out of touch Republican comment of the day (but it’s still early!). Perhaps this is why Republicans have yet to show any urgency to reopen the government?
Shutting down the government of the United states is stupid, irresponsible, and dangerous.
It is a stupid, irresponsible, and dangerous policy that [Republicans] are pursuing by keeping the government shut down.
Today is Day 33 of the Trump shutdown, the longest in our nation’s history, and the impacts of the shutdown are growing. From undermining law enforcement efforts and delaying tax refunds to cutting off revenue for small businesses and putting vulnerable Americans at risk of being evicted, the shutdown is affecting Americans across the country. Take a look:
President Trump said he would be proud to shut down the government and that he would own it. Thirty-three days into this Trump shutdown, poll after poll shows he does own it.
In poll after poll, the American people hold President Trump responsible for the month-long government shutdown, and a recent Washington Post article points out that even his supporters are blaming him for the shutdown and urging him to re-open the government now. Key excerpts: