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Thompson Calls for End to "Legislation to Nowhere"

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02) released the following statement regarding the government shutdown October1, 2013:
 
“Once again, House Republicans have chosen partisan politics over our troops, our seniors, our economy and our communities. They have taken their ball and gone home at the expense of millions of Americans. Over 19,000 federal employees in Mississippi now risk unemployment, military personnel may go unpaid, and obtaining a passport or gun permit will be virtually impossible. Tomorrow, hundreds of thousands of federal employees face uncertainty due to the GOP’s objection to providing 40 million Americans with accessible affordable healthcare.”
 
“The people of the Second Congressional District and of this nation should not be punished due to political posturing. I demand my Republican colleagues to end this “CR to nowhere” ping pong game and do the work their constituencies elected them to do,” said Congressman Thompson.