Congressman Matt Gaetz Issues Statement in Response to Government Shutdown

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) today released the following statement after the Senate failed to pass a continuing resolution, causing a government shutdown.

“While a government shutdown is uncomfortable for many people, including government employees and families nationwide, the real victim of Washington’s inability to follow regular order of budget and appropriations is the United States Armed Forces.

The brave men and women who serve, and their families, are profoundly affected by living CR to CR — short-term government funding bills that offer no real reform, and simply kick the can down the road for another month. I was proud to contribute to the House Budget Committee budget, which passed the House with my support. This was a fiscally responsible document, offering a robust increase in funding to America’s military, while trimming wasteful spending. The most recent continuing resolution, just like the previous CR, accomplishes none of those goals. While I hope that the government shutdown causes no one undue duress, if it takes a shutdown to get the Congressional budget process back on track, then it will have been valuable,” Rep. Gaetz said.  

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