SEN. JOHN BARRASSO: Democrats all in for a government shut down. What it means for you
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As the deadline for government funding nears, Democrats in Congress are threatening to shut down the government
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Congress will vote this week on a continuing resolution to fund the government. The government runs out of money on Friday. Continuing resolutions are not the ideal way to fund the government. This continuing resolution, however, will allow  to continue carrying out his popular agenda.

Ending wasteful Washington spending is a key part of the Trump agenda. Three in four Americans support a "full-scale effort to find and eliminate fraud and waste in government."

To Americans, auditing federal spending and eliminating waste is common sense. . As the deadline for government funding nears, Democrats in Congress are threatening to shut down the government.



Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, a member of Senate Democrat leadership, vowed to "use every tool possible" to stop President Trump.  
Sen. Andy Kim of New Jersey said Democrats would shut down the government "if we have to." Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon said he’s open to shutting down the government. One House Democrat spoke about refusing to give a "blank check" to President Trump.

The problem is, Democrats have been signing taxpayer-funded blank checks for years. Prices rose 20% under the previous administration. Democrats’ reckless spending – $5 trillion in four years – is why. Democrats want to block the return of fiscal sanity.



It is obviously true that the federal government wastes money. Our government is too big. It spends too much. President Trump’s federal audit has uncovered billions of dollars in waste, fraud, and abuse.

American taxpayers were spending $2 million to develop sustainable recycling models in the Balkans; $19 million on biodiversity conversations in Nepal; $47 million to improve learning outcomes in Asia; $1.5 million on voter confidence in Liberia, Africa; and $21 million for voter turnout in India.



This is senseless spending. Democrats support it. They’re willing to shut down the government to continue it.

Another danger of a government shutdown is that it strains Border Patrol agents and our military. If the government shuts down, Border Patrol agents and our troops would have to go to work without getting paid.

This is disgraceful. For years, . Democrats demanded that Congress defund Immigrations and Custom Enforcement (ICE). Now, they want to deprive these agents of paychecks.

Border Patrol agents and ICE officials are currently carrying out the largest deportation operation in American history. They are detaining and deporting criminals, drug dealers, and terror suspects. 81 percent of Americans support these necessary efforts.



_John Barrasso, a Republican, represents Wyoming in the U.S. Senate, and is a medical doctor. Barrasso is the Senate Majority Whip._

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