SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Utah's House Majority is calling on the U.S. Senate to avoid a "harmful" government shutdown by "immediately passing a clean short-term funding extension" passed by the U.S. House with bipartisan support.

The 61 Republicans of Utah's House each signed the letter dated Sunday, September 26.

"Holding government funding hostage is not a political game– it carries real, immediate consequences in every state. A shutdown would withhold pay from troops, first responders, and firefighters, disrupt vital services for seniors and veterans, and cut off food assistance for struggling families. These avoidable disruptions would inflict severe harm on the American people," the House members wrote.

The Government will shut down at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday if no action is taken,

See Full Page