BIG COUNTRY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – District 11 U.S. House Rep. August Pfluger weighed in on the recent government shutdown, calling it an example of “petty politics” and urging bipartisan cooperation to reopen federal operations.

At 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, October 1, the U.S. government officially shut down after Congress failed to pass funding. Pfluger criticized Democrats for blocking a budget bill that he said had already passed the House and was signed by President Biden.

"We knew that this deadline was coming. This wasn't a surprise to us. This is exactly why Mike Johnson put a vote on the floor over two weeks ago to continue the funding for the government, to get us into November, where we can continue to work on our appropriations and get a real budget passed. We passed that with e

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