Email from Rep. Palmer Dear Friend, The Democrats have now kept the government shut down for 27 days. Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer recently said, “Every day gets better for us.” Schumer thinks the government shutdown is politically good for him and his Marxists/socialists propagandists, but it is not good for Alabama or the rest of America. While the government is shut down, 57,000 Alabamians in the federal workforce are furloughed or working without pay, and military families have no idea whether or not they will receive their next paycheck. CNN even reported that, “Democrats say even missed paychecks for US troops won’t be enough to end [the] shutdown alone.” The 7,000 seniors in Alabama who have their Social Security checks mailed are likely to see delays. Each week the shutdown extends, the Council of Economic Advisers estimates that Alabama’s Gross State Product will decline by approximately $169 million. In addition, federal funding for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program stops immediately and becomes reliant on very limited local contingency funding, hurting approximately 112,000 WIC recipients in Alabama who rely on the program for nutritional support for themselves and their children. My Republican colleagues and I did our job in the House. On Sept. 19, we voted for a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government open through Nov. 21 to give the House and Senate appropriators more time to finish their work on the appropriations bills. The House CR was transmitted to the Senate where Schumer immediately initiated a filibuster to prevent it from getting to the Senate floor for a vote. Breaking the filibuster will take 60 votes, which means seven Democrats will have to join all the Senate Republicans. The Senate Democrats have now voted to keep the government closed 12 times. A recent article in The Hill exposes the real reason the Democrats refuse to reopen the government. According to a Democratic senator who spoke on the condition of remaining anonymous, the Democrats fear getting hammered by the liberal base if they vote to reopen the government. One Democratic insider spoke in the context of Sen. Jon Ossoff’s reelection race in Georgia saying that if he voted to reopen the government the liberals would crush him, and his campaign funding would be shut off. If he continued to vote to keep the government shut down, he would get $3 million in online funding. The real reason the government remains shutdown is that Schumer and the Democrats are choosing to prioritize their radical liberal donors over the well-being of Americans. This shutdown is not a failure of bipartisan cooperation; it is the result of one party refusing to govern responsibly. It’s time for Democrats to stop holding the country hostage to please their billionaire socialist donors and put the American people first. In the meantime, my offices remain open to communicate with constituents and assist with casework. If you have any questions about how the shutdown will affect your day-to-day life, please visit this page on my website. If you still have questions, please do not hesitate to contact my office. Sincerely, Gary Palmer Vietnam Veterans Pinning Ceremony This year marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. To honor and recognize the Veterans who served, my office is hosting a 50th Anniversary Pinning Ceremony on November 7th. Please register on my website for more information. No Kings Read my op-ed in Yellowhammer News on the hypocrisy of the “No Kings” protests here. The Schumer Shutdown is Hurting Alabamians Read my op-ed in 1819 News on the impact of the shutdown here. Office of Rep. Gary Palmer | 170 Cannon House Building | Washington, DC 20515 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice