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Sen. Warner Raises the Alarm about the Devastating Impacts of a Shutdown

Press Release

Date: Sept. 28, 2023
Location: Washington, D.C.
Issues: Budget, Spending and Taxes

"Government shutdowns aren't just political noise. There's no state in the country that gets hit harder than Virginia. If we start a shutdown this weekend, you'll see our federal workers and our members of the armed services forced to work without pay… for the many families that live paycheck to paycheck, how are they going to pay their mortgage? How are they going to make their car payment?

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"Beyond federal workers, you could see slowdowns at our airports as air traffic controllers are impacted. You could see further slowdowns on passport renewals. You could see our National Parks shutter. You could see the valuable research that's done at the NIH come to a grinding halt. So my hope -- and what I commit to do -- is everything possible to keep the government functioning."


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