| Juan Ciscomani’s shutdown is taking a real toll on his constituents in Sierra Vista, Cronkite News reports.
Instead of coming to work and stopping the “widespread pain” his constituents are feeling, Ciscomani has resorted to his classic tactic of… signing another bogus letter. So brave!
REMINDER: Ciscomani and House Republicans refuse to come back to DC and negotiate a deal that would reopen the government and save Arizonans from skyrocketing health care premiums next year.
Now, Ciscomani’s own constituents are paying the price.
DCCC Spokesperson Lindsay Reilly:
“Juan Ciscomani is sitting at home while thousands of his own constituents go to work without pay. If Ciscomani were a serious dealmaker, he would go to work and negotiate an agreement that reopens the government and saves Arizonans from sky-high insurance premiums next year. It’s clear Ciscomani is only loyal to his party and their billionaire donors – not to Arizonans.”
See for yourself…
Cronkite News: Furloughs at Arizona’s biggest Army post mean widespread pain in Sierra Vista
- Most of Marcelo Carrillo’s customers work at Fort Huachuca – the biggest military installation in Arizona and the biggest employer in the state’s southeast corner.
- Roughly one in five people in Sierra Vista, population 44,000, works at Fort Huachuca. So the impasse in Washington is hitting especially hard.
- Statewide, roughly 34,500 federal workers have been furloughed since Oct. 1 or are working without pay, according to the Arizona AFL-CIO. The Congressional Budget Office puts the nationwide tally at 750,000.
- “We are not double-furloughed. I know many people who are, and that’s especially hard,” Spina said.
- “The fort plays a substantial role in our economy. Sierra Vista wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for Fort Huachuca,” [said Melany Edwards-Barton, CEO of the Sierra Vista Area Chamber of Commerce.]
- “We’re not seeing the number of people out shopping and spending money in the community,” she said. “Our local businesses are suffering.”
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