The federal government has officially shut down after a Senate vote Friday night failed to pass a spending bill by the midnight deadline. The Senate is scheduled to reconvene at noon today to try to work out a deal on the spending bill. ABC News reports that even with a day full of meetings between top lawmakers and President Donald Trump on Friday, there was still no deal reached. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell slammed Democrats for their unwillingness to compromise on a deal. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, who met with the President on Friday, claimed that Trump ignored progress made during the meeting...
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The main roadblock is over dreamers, the nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. Democrats say they won't pass the spending bill until they receive guaranteed protections. Republicans say there's no rush on this legislation.
Area congressman Tom Reed released the following statement this morning on the government shutdown:
The unfortunate government shutdown is further proof that the extremes on both sides of the aisle continue to focus on their own self interests and not the needs of the American people. I am deeply disappointed these extremists, who are refusing to compromise, have prevailed. I want to assure people that I will not stop working until a solution is found.
In the meantime, our office will remain open, accessible and able to help as many people as possible with the things they need such as social security checks, Medicare, or veterans issues.
In Washington, we continue to work out the details of a bipartisan solution. This week, the Problem Solvers Caucus, which I co-chair, held a bipartisan meeting with over 50 House and Senate members looking to bring stability to government and solve the problems we face.These issues include addressing our spending priorities like the Children's Health Insurance Program and paying our men and women in uniform. We also must address our failing immigration policies.
The federal government has officially shut down after a Senate vote Friday night failed to pass a spending bill by the midnight deadline. The Senate is scheduled to reconvene at noon today to try to work out a deal on the spending bill. ABC News reports that even with a day full of meetings between top lawmakers and President Donald Trump on Friday, there was still no deal reached. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell slammed Democrats for their unwillingness to compromise on a deal. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, who met with the President on Friday, claimed that Trump ignored progress made during the meeting...
