In two days, the federal government is set to run out of money, which would deprive service members of their hard-earned paychecks, halt grants to state and local law enforcement, jeopardize care for seniors, and freeze other services that Americans depend on. This shutdown is completely avoidable. Yet Senator Schumer (D-N.Y.) and his Democrat colleagues are determined to make it happen.
Republicans in the House of Representatives already passed a stop-gap funding bill that would keep the government open through November 21. By keeping spending at current levels, it would provide us the time we need in Congress to pass all of Senate Republicans’ appropriations bills through regular order. This would ensure that President Trump’s America First agenda is reflected in government spending, wh