Press Release

Congressman Ami Bera (CA-07) released the following statement on opening the U.S. government:

"This shutdown was a failure of leadership. Congressional leaders refused to sit down and hammer out a deal.

Washington is broken, but if we refuse to negotiate we'll never fix things. Republican leaders have pledged that we will get to vote on critical issues, including a responsible budget, stabilizing the health care marketplace, and bipartisan immigration reform.

Congress is elected to serve the people. It's time we stop bickering, roll up our sleeves, and get to work."

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