Rep. Susie Lee’s Statement on Temporary Shutdown Deal

Washington, DC – Following the President's announcement today that leaders in both parties have come together for a temporary solution to end the partial government shutdown, Rep. Susie Lee released the following statement:

"I am pleased that we will reopen the government and bring relief to the over 800,000 federal workers who have been held hostage for the last 35 days. It breaks my heart to know that for over a month these public servants have missed two paychecks, fallen behind on their bills, and were forced to go on food stamps, all because of partisan games that have could have been resolved on day one. It should serve as a lesson to everyone that we should never shut down the government over a political argument. Now that the President and Senate have finally stopped using these people as bargaining chips, I am hopeful that we can work to pass comprehensive immigration reform that includes improvements to our border security.

"However, as I have said before, funding our government from one continuing resolution to another is no way to run a country. I truly hope that everyone on both sides of the aisle can come together and pass an actual budget so that this never has to happen to our hardworking public servants again."