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Larson Statement on Government Shutdown

January 20, 2018

Washington, D.C. – Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), released the following statement after the Republican-led House and Senate failed to reach an agreement on a budget, resulting in a government shutdown.

"Republicans control the House, Senate, and the White House, yet they could not fulfill the most basic of function of governance – keeping the federal government open. We have gone from stopgap to stopgap without any meaningful attempt from Republicans to work bipartisanly on a long term budget agreement. In the process they've failed to adequately fund disaster relief and address the opioid crisis, left the immigration status of 700,000 Dreamers in limbo, and put the health care of millions of kids, including 17,000 in CT at risk. All of these issues that have the support of the majority of the American people and could pass overwhelmingly. The American people deserve better from Congress. The American people deserve to see where their elected officials stand on each of the issues separately, and deserve an up or down vote, because elections have consequences. I hope in the coming days we vote on CHIP and DACA on their own, on their merits, and we take the politics out," said Larson.

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