Tonight, President Donald Trump again made it clear how proud he is to put his petulance and politics over legitimate policy and the lives of the American people.
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.@realDonaldTrump’s decision to single handedly shut down a significant part of our government in order to fulfill a campaign promise by building an expensive and ineffective wall at our southern border is irresponsible, unprincipled, and is actually hurting Americans.
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Nearly 800,000 federal workers, including 39,000 in California, have been furloughed and may soon not get paychecks. Money for food stamps and federal housing may soon dry up.
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The ripple effect from this shut down will be felt far and beyond the people who rely on the federal government for employment and benefits, but also will be felt by every day Americans as some basic government services are stopped.
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Despite the President proudly prolonging the partial government shut down, the House of Representatives has passed legislation to reopen our government.
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Last week, Congress passed two bills to reopen government services, ensure workers get the paychecks they have earned, and restore certainty to the lives of the American people. The bills also included provisions to provide back pay to federal employees.
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What is real anymore? Safety and well being for all American Citizens is vital. Political BS asaide, can we not have a happy medium to make this happen?
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