To: Rep. Cynthia Axne (IA-3)
Rep. Latham: Stop Playing Politics with Our Economy
We are calling on Congressman Latham to stop playing high-stakes political games and to remove the worst threats to our economy, like government shutdown and default. We urge him to stand with his colleagues and move forward by passing a clean continuing resolution to focus on creating jobs, growing the economy from the middle class out, and investing in our future.
Why is this important?
The U.S. will default on its debts if the debt limit, or ceiling, is not increased by Congress before Thursday, Oct. 17. In addition, more and more Americans are being harmed because of the closure of the federal government. Fundamentally, we shouldn’t be using the threat of damage to our economy to move things forward. Congress has important work to do.