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Sen. Lee Statement on End of Government Shutdown

Statement

By: Mike Lee
By: Mike Lee
Date: Jan. 25, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Operations Government Budget and Spending

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement after President Trump announced the end of the government shutdown:

"It is of course a relief that the shutdown is over. But the shutdown was not created by the crisis on the border. It was created by the failure of Congress to do its job. The way we are doing things now is convenient for politicians, but not for the American people. Government funding and immigration policy shouldn't be a secret negotiation, but an open debate on the floors of the House and Senate. That's the only way the American people can be included in this process."


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