We exist to secure two fundamental principles: first, Americans have the right to know that the money that Washington takes from them is well spent; second, Americans deserve an efficient, effective Government that works for them.
Lankford emphasizes the committee's mission to ensure government accountability and efficiency.
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Sharee Quick is a TSA officer in Las Vegas. During the last shutdown, she showed up to work every day with no pay."
Countless families, including my own, watched a loved one die behind glass or through a screen because we couldn’t get access to them.
If you lose your job, the government shouldn’t tell you the only way forward is to go work for somebody else. Some folks have a business idea they’ve been dreaming about for years, and losing a job might be the push to finally chase it.
We must take government shutdowns off the table and force Congress to stay in town until its work is done.
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