Chairman Arrington Statement on House Vote to End Shutdown
WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) released the following statement after the House voted 222-209 to end the 43-day Democrat shutdown:
"After 43 painful days, House Republicans voted to end the longest government shutdown in American history—a crisis manufactured by Democrats in exchange for extracting $1.5 trillion in new spending for woke and wasteful priorities.
"Their partisan obstruction has hurt our troops, seniors, and the most vulnerable, created chaos at airports, and weakened our economy according to the Congressional Budget Office—driving higher unemployment, lower wages, and less money in the pockets of hardworking families.
"This never had to happen. Republicans passed a clean funding bill on September 19th to keep the government open, but Senate Democrats voted fourteen times to block it. They chose politics over people, prolonging the pain for working families, federal employees, and millions of Americans who depend on vital services.
"Democrats claimed this shutdown was about helping Americans, but in reality, it was about appeasing their far-left base and obstructing President Trump. They acted selfishly and foolishly, and the American people paid the price."
