Dear Constituent,

We are now just days away from a federal government shutdown, all because of infighting within the Republican Party. Speaker McCarthy stood at the White House with President Biden and announced in May that he was working to find common ground. Since then, the Speaker and the extreme elements of the Republican Party have deserted this commitment and thrown innocent, hardworking Americans under the bus. 

Their recklessness now threatens our national security, food assistance programs for millions of American families and children, food safety, small businesses, federal workers, military and law enforcement pay. These cuts are particularly cruel to Baltimoreans and Marylanders who expect more from their federal government. 

A federal government shutdown in the coming days would mark the sixth instance in a row where Republicans were in control of the U.S. House of Representatives at the time. Democrats remain prepared to work with our colleagues across the aisle on a resolution, but the extreme elements of the Republican Majority want to see everything implode first. 

Our country needs the extremists to stop the political games and come back to the drawing board ready to work to fund the government and keep critical services up and running. 

Sincerely,

Kweisi Mfume
Member of Congress