WASHINGTON,
D.C. – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Joe Gruters
issued the following statement after Senate Democrats voted again to prolong
their government shutdown:
“President Trump and Republicans in Congress
have fought repeatedly to pass a clean CR and deliver relief to the American
families being hurt by this shutdown,” said Chairman Gruters. “Democrats
have now voted 13 times to shut down the government — holding American workers
hostage because they want taxpayers to fund healthcare for illegal immigrants.
Today marks the first day air traffic controllers stop receiving their full
paycheck, and every day from here only gets harder for families struggling with
gas, childcare, and everyday costs. Democrats would rather side with illegal
immigrants than reopen the government for the citizens they were elected to
serve. It’s disgraceful.”
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