Shut Down the Shutdowns

[Alan Grayson]

Two years ago, right after the GOP shut down the federal government, I took to the House Floor to tell the Republicans exactly what the public thought of the GOP-controlled Congress:

“Dog poop.”

Well, more accurately, “worse than dog poop.”

I pointed out that, according to scientific polling, the American people have a higher of opinion of “dog poop” than Congress. Even though the Speaker of the House wouldn’t let me finish my sentence, the fact that Congress is less popular than dog poop — at this low point in American history — will forever be in the Congressional Record.

Now, you’d think being less popular than “dog poop” would be enough to motivate the Republicans to stop shutting down the government over petty political poppycock. It wasn’t, because Here We Go Again with another GOP attempt to deprive millions of Americans of healthcare by forcing a government shutdown — only this time, they’re threatening to shut down the federal government if we don’t defund Planned Parenthood. This time, their targets are only poor, sick women, not poor, sick men and women.

That’s why I introduced a bill to Shut Down the Shutdowns, and I need your help to make it law. Become a citizen co-sponsor today >>

It’s a painfully simple idea: should Congress fail to fund any federal agency, then it will continue to be funded at the existing level. Then once the GOP gets its “dog poop” together, and approves new appropriations, the funding changes. And if the GOP never gets its “dog poop” together, then at least the government stays open. Now, doesn’t that sound a whole lot better?

If this bill passes, we won’t have to worry about the Republicans’ “Freakout of the Week”™ assassinating the budget. Next time, when the GOP is trying to defund an organization that provides pap smears, cancer screening, AIDS screening, other lifesaving health services to millions of women, we can let them have their temper tantrum, and just ignore them. Like the spoiled children that they are.

Click here to help us ignore Republican temper tantrums by signing the petition to support my Shutdown the Shutdowns Act >>

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again:

“It’s cruel enough to threaten to shut down the government for crass political purposes. But to threaten to shut down the government in order to deny sick people the care that they need, that’s just evil.”

That’s why “dog poop” is in the Congressional Record. Because no matter how bad it stinks, “dog poop” isn’t evil. The so-called “leaders” who want to take healthcare away from poor, sick people – they’re evil.

Courage,

Rep. Alan Grayson
Candidate for U.S. Senate

[yeoman6987]

1. The American public should punish congress

But they don't. In fact let Repugs add to their majority after last shutdown. Until the public says stop through losing elections, Repugs will continue.

[ffr]

2. love. Love. LOVE this man!

You rock!

[jwirr]

3. What the public really needs to be told is how much all

these shut downs are costing the taxpayers. Not only the shut downs but also all the fake investigations they Rs do.

I suspect that the cost of this kind of thing could cover a whole lot of those things we don't have money for anymore. Like infrastructure or education.