After president-elect Trump Musk ordered House Republicans to kill a bipartisan deal to avert a government shutdown, House Republicans have fallen in line to openly call for an economy-harming shutdown.
A reminder that a Musk-manufactured shutdown hurts working families across the country, massively impacting:
- Homebuyers – over 2,500 federally-backed home loans may be delayed every day a shutdown goes on.
- Small businesses attempting to apply for federal loans to grow their businesses.
- Federal efforts to combat the opioid epidemic and fight dangerous fentanyl trafficking, directly impeding law enforcement’s ability to stop the deadly flow of fentanyl across our Southern Border.
- Families affected by recent major disasters who are applying for aid.
- House Republicans also rejected billions in funds to directly assist families and businesses still recovering from recent natural disasters in North Carolina and Florida.
- Travelers during the holiday season may face delays as TSA agents will be forced to work unpaid.
- Essential workers – including firefighters, border patrol agents, law enforcement officers, and members of the armed forces – would be forced to put their lives on the line without any pay.
DCCC Spokesperson Viet Shelton:
“Tis the season of giving, and House Republicans have decided to gift the world’s richest man a harmful shutdown that will hurt families, veterans, seniors, and our economy.”
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