Leader Schumer Statement On House Republicans Needlessly Extending The DHS Shutdown

New York, N.Y. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement on House Republicans’ decision to extend the DHS shutdown, forcing federal workers to miss another paycheck, as Democrats stand together:

“House Republicans own the longest government shutdown in history. The deep division and dysfunction among House Republicans is needlessly extending the DHS shutdown and hurting federal workers who are missing another paycheck.

“The Senate did its work twice to fund key parts of DHS without funding the lawlessness of ICE and Border Patrol.

“House Republicans need to get to work and end the longest Republican shutdown in history.”

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