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Blame Democrats for government shutdown

The buck stops in the House.


Nancy Pelosi and her caucus are 100 pertaining culpable (Article I, Sections1 and 7 of our Constitution) in maintaining the partial government shutdown.


They, with Chuck Schumer’s caucus, are undisputedly the current Party of NO.


Until the House passes a bill that passes the Senate and gets the president’s signature, the shutdown will continue and the federal workers will suffer.


Could Nancy be immoral -and shameless?


Please call (or better yet, fax) your House representative and ask for an end to this shutdown.


Let’s press for the U.S. Congress to not be paid — and not be reimbursed- for one week for every day of any government shutdown.


It is also time for an amendment for term limits for our Congress.


To paraphrase Harry Truman: “For federal workers, their buck stops — and starts — in the House.”


Roger Grossel
Lakewood Ranch
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