Virginia Foxx: “The time for solutions is now. The American people expect their elected leaders to come to the table, work together, and…”

“The time for solutions is now. The American people expect their elected leaders to come to the table, work together, and put people above politics. Today is the 15th day the Federal Government has been shut down, the 15th day national parks and memorials have been closed to the American people, the 15th day the NIH, WIC, and Head Start have not had the funding they were counting on. Today is also 2 days shy of the deadline when America might reach its $16.7 trillion debt limit. House Republicans, as we have for weeks, will continue to offer bipartisan common ground to reopen government and protect America's credit rating. More than 70 Senators are on record as opposing ObamaCare's medical device tax. Let's put that tax on hold and reopen government. It is not very fair that Members of Congress receive special help to pay for ObamaCare that isn't available to others. Let's remove the special treatment and reopen government. It is not right that the American people are on the hook to provide health care subsidies to individuals whose incomes might not even qualify. Let's demand accountability for taxpayer dollars and reopen government. Since the shutdown began, bipartisan majorities in the House of Representatives have voted to reopen government services and spare North Carolinians from Washington's dysfunction. We voted to open our parks and memorials because their closures are punitive, and they should never be disrespected by a theater of barricades.…”