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My team has compiled a resource page with guidance on what services will continue, what may be disrupted, and where to turn for assistance during the shutdown. Know that my offices will remain available to help constituents navigate these challenges.
Last week, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY) and Texas Republican Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) brought together a broad, national coalition of stakeholders to a roundtable at the U.S. Capitol to focus on Bipartisan Common Sense Solutions for Border Security and Immigration.
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The government has shut down, and Washington is at a standstill. Republicans control the presidency, the Senate and the House, but they need Democratic votes to meet the 60-vote Senate threshold. Based on many conversations with both Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate, I believe most want to 1) reopen the government, and 2) address the health insurance premiums set to skyrocket on Jan. 1 if Congress doesn't act, with notifications hitting mailboxes on Nov. 1. So, what's the problem?
Unfortunately, a shutdown began October 1. This “my way or the highway” style of governance is no way to operate in a democracy. Negotiating is how you keep the government open, not stonewalling the other side.
Democrats and Republicans need to sit down and hammer out a deal to:
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