Sorensen and LaHood React to Potential Federal Government Shutdown

Grassley wants Senate to pass ‘clean continuing resolution’ as government shutdown looms

Iowa U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley urged Democrats to vote for a continuing resolution as a government shutdown deadline approaches.

Sorensen and LaHood react to potential federal government shutdown

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- Lawmakers have until Tuesday midnight to pass a continuing resolution to avoid a federal government shutdown. This could negatively impact Peoria, which has eighty federal employees with the United States Agriculture Department that could be affected by a shutdown, according to U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood. U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen said at the Quad Cities International Airport that veterans could have their benefits affected by a…

Attorney General Steve Marshall Urges Senate to Pass Clean Funding Extension to Avert Government Shutdown - Alabama Attorney General's Office

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Republicans Play Weakest Ever Shutdown Blame Game

As the Washington Post reports, we’re twelve hours and counting down to another shutdown of the federal government, and President Donald Trump via Republican congressional leadership is showing no sign of concession to Democrats in the U.S. Senate they need to pass a continuing resolution: Republicans have proposed keeping the government funded at current levels […]

Michigan legislative Republicans call on U.S. Senate to ‘pass clean, short-term funding extension to avoid government shutdown’

As Washington barrels toward another deadline, Michigan Republicans are sounding the alarm and pointing the finger squarely at Senate Democrats. In Lansing, GOP lawmakers are urging their U.S. Congressional counterparts to pursue a clean path forward. In a Sept. 26 letter to Senate leaders, over two dozen Michigan GOP legislators called for immediate passage of a short-term funding extension without policy riders or unrelated provisions, to prev…