Hi, it’s Tim Kaine.

This week, we came dangerously close to yet another government shutdown.

It was stressful for everyone, especially the selfless and dedicated government employees who were at risk of going without paychecks, including over 170,000 who live right here in Virginia.

Although the crisis was narrowly averted at the last minute, I fully expect us to be in the same precarious situation a month and a half from now, thanks to Republicans' willingness to play political games with the functioning of our government.

This reckless brinkmanship is harmful to our economy, our government’s credibility, and to our democracy.

I am sick and tired of these senseless shutdowns over petty political fights that don’t matter to the American people. That’s why I introduced legislation to make sure this doesn’t happen again.

The End Shutdowns Act is designed to prevent shutdowns from happening by initiating an automatic continuing resolution if no appropriations bill is passed by the funding deadline. Will you add your name as a sign of support for this important bill?