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Griffin: Taking Sunday Off Shows Reid Wants a Shutdown, Running Out the Clock

Press Release

Date: Sept. 29, 2013
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Military Personnel Government Budget and Spending

Congressman Tim Griffin (AR-02) issued the following statement after the House worked through the early morning to pass a Continuing Appropriations (CR) Resolution for FY 2014 and the Pay Our Military Act (H.R. 3210):

"Regardless of what the Senate thinks about the House's CR, Senator Reid's inaction tells you all you need to know: Democrats in the Senate want a government shutdown for political purposes. Negotiation is critical to our form of government, so the President and Senate should join us. Senator Reid is playing the time-tested football strategy of "run out the clock.' He likes the idea of a looming shutdown, so now he is just waiting it out."


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