Rep. Schakowsky and House Democrats Send Letter to Speaker Boehner Demanding a Vote to End the Republican Government Shutdown

October 5, 2013
Press Release
Today Rep. Schakowsky joined 199 Democrats in sending a letter to Speaker John Boehner demanding a vote on the Senate passed Continuing Resolution, which would end the Republican government shutdown.
Below is the full text of the letter
October 5, 2013
Speaker John Boehner
United States House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Speaker Boehner,
Enough is enough.
Today marks the fifth day that the federal government has been shutdown. Please consider how deeply unfair this is to the citizens we represent.
The solution to this crisis is a simple piece of legislation that funds the government at levels that have already passed both chambers of Congress.
At this point, to attach defunding or delaying the Affordable Care Act to legislation needed to re-open the government is to put our economy at risk in order to advance a political agenda.
We demand a vote on a clean continuing resolution immediately so that government functioning can resume and Americans can move on with their lives.
The games have to stop.
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joined 199 Democrats in sending a letter to Speaker John Boehner demanding a vote on the Senate passed Continuing Resolution, which would end the Republican government shutdown.
Below is the full text of the letter
October 5, 2013
Speaker John Boehner
United States House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Speaker Boehner,
Enough is enough.
Today marks the fifth day that the federal government has been shutdown. Please consider how deeply unfair this is to the citizens we represent.
The solution to this crisis is a simple piece of legislation that funds the government at levels that have already passed both chambers of Congress.
At this point, to attach defunding or delaying the Affordable Care Act to legislation needed to re-open the government is to put our economy at risk in order to advance a political agenda.
We demand a vote on a clean continuing resolution immediately so that government functioning can resume and Americans can move on with their lives.
The games have to stop.