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DCCC Chairman Steve Israel Statement on the One Year Anniversary of the Government Shutdown

DCCC Chairman Steve Israel released the following statement on the one year anniversary of the government shutdown:  

“There is one thing voters remember above all else about this Republican Congress: one year ago tonight, House Republicans shut down the government for the first time in 17 years, costing our economy $24 billion and sticking middle class families with the tab. Images of national parks and veterans’ benefits offices with ‘CLOSED’ signs – while the Congressional gym remained open – are seared in voters’ minds, and serve as a constant reminder that John Boehner’s reckless Republican Congress has consistently put their own perks ahead of the middle class. Americans have not forgotten the damage House Republicans inflicted on this country with their manufactured crisis, and they will not forget when they head to voting booths in November.”

 





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