Dear john,I wanted to bring to your attention the news about the impending government shutdown and how the plan released by my Conservative colleagues will impact our nation:800 fewer Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents and officers50,000 pounds of cocaine, more than 300 pounds of fentanyl, more than 700 pounds of heroin, and more than 6,000 pounds of methamphetamine let into our country due to cuts to CBP110,000 children would lose access to Head Start slots65,000 children would lose access to childcare60,000 seniors would be robbed of nutrition services like Meals on Wheels2.1 million women, infants, and children would be waitlisted for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)Up to 40,000 fewer teachers, aides, or other key staff across the country, affecting 26 million students in schools that teach low-income students and 7.5 million students with disabilitiesNearly 70 fewer Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) agents, who are often some of the first federal law enforcement on the scene of a mass shooting to help local law enforcement identify at-large shooters—and 13 furlough days for ATF’s entire workforce4,000 fewer rail safety inspection days next year alone, with nearly 11,000 fewer miles of track inspected annually—enough track to cross the United States more than 3 times145 fewer members of local law enforcement due to cuts at the Department of JusticeNearly 300,000 households—including 20,000 veterans and 90,000seniors—would lose housing choice vouchers, putting them at greater risk of homelessnessA roughly $500 reduction to the maximum Pell Grant for 6.6 million students4,000 fewer FBI personnel, including agents who investigate crimes250,000 American workers would be denied job training and employment services—resulting in 35,000 fewer workers gaining the opportunity of a Registered Apprenticeship50,000 workers would lose an average of $1,000 in back wages they are owedPeople applying for disability benefits would have to wait 2 months longerIn addition to all of these cuts, their funding bill would only keep the government open until October 31, 2023. This deadline guarantees Congress will need to pass another Continuing Resolution (CR) and means that they will either slash critical resources again at the end of October or the dangerous cuts in this extreme bill will be in place until Congress is able to pass all 12 full-year bills.I won't stand for that. My colleagues in the House Majority cannot be opportunistic and use the threat of a government shutdown to ram through their conservative wishlist that does so much damage to our country by slashing funds to critical programs.