Tell Republicans to stop Trump's reckless government shutdown

The Republicans just shut down the federal government to support Trump's reckless and racist agenda. This is the first time in history there's been a government shutdown when one party has controlled both houses of Congress and the White House—and the result will hurt tens of millions of Americans, from furloughed federal employees to all of us who use federal services and programs.

This is the result of Trump insisting on his unpopular and wasteful border wall and Republican leadership's refusal to vote on the bipartisan and popular Dream Act. Senator Chuck Schumer told reporters that "Negotiating with this White House is like negotiating with Jell-O. It's next to impossible."

Republicans have been funding the government a month at a time rather than coming up with real solutions to children's health, protections for Dreamers, relief for Puerto Rico, funding for community health centers, and more.

Republicans in Congress say they don't want to send Trump a bill he won't sign. But back in 2011 Trump said "if there is a shutdown I think it would be a tremendously negative mark on the president of the United States. He's the one that has to get people together." When will Trump and his Republican cheerleaders stop with the political obstruction and do their job of serving the public?

There is no question: Trump and the Republicans caused this shutdown and Republicans can, and must, end it. Republicans must act to end the Trump Shutdown, and Democrats must stand strong against the bully in the White House.

Get back to work—pass the Dream Act, fund children's health, provide disaster relief, and reopen the government. We're paying your salaries—do your job!