Dear friends and neighbors, |
I’ve now voted TEN times to keep the government open. It takes 60 votes in the Senate to advance a funding bill—and unfortunately, Senate Democrats continue to obstruct rather than help us reopen the government with a clean, nonpartisan extension of funding.
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Working together is possible—and we were reminded of that last week when the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed the Senate with bipartisan support. The NDAAis the annual law that sets the spending levels for national defense policies and programs. It includes funding for many critical Ohio projects.
It’s also wrong for the men and women of our military to go without pay because of partisan games. I’m backing the Pay Our Military Act to ensure that our servicemembers are paid while we work to get the government functioning again.
I’ll continue to vote to reopen the government and serve the American people.
Please know that during this time, government programs involving public safety and the protection of property remain fully operational.
If you have questions about federal services, please reach out to my casework team in Columbus here.
For details on how specific federal agencies may be affected, please read my newsletterhere.
I will continue to update Ohioans as the government shutdown continues. For immediate updates, follow me on X at @SenJonHusted, Facebook at www.facebook.com/SenJonHusted, YouTube at @SenJonHusted, and Instagram at @SenJonHusted.
Sincerely,
Jon Husted
U.S. Senator for Ohio