(TriceEdneyWire.com) – “We’re making a giant U-turn here. Are we really going to be a thriving, productive society if we have a huge share of our population uninsured?” – Kathy Hempstead, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

As the government shutdown drags on, families, workers, and communities across the country are suffering. This crisis—manufactured and entirely avoidable—must end now. It is not a political tactic; it is a direct threat to the health, stability, and dignity of the American people.

Our elected leaders must reopen the government, protect access to health care, and ensure that federal funding reaches the communities that need it most. These are not competing priorities—they are moral imperatives.

This shutdown comes at a critical moment. Open enrollment for the Affordable Ca

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