To: Rep. Paul Cook (CA-8)

Tea Party Republicans: Stop holding the country hostage!

From the government shutdown to the debt ceiling, Tea Party Republicans have wreaked enough havoc on our country. Stop holding the country hostage to further your political gains; vote on a clean budget resolution and raise the debt ceiling without demanding cuts to Social Security, Obamacare, or any other vital programs.

Why is this important?

My husband, a doctor, will not get paid by Medi-Cal for services rendered. Should he just stop working? Are you, Rep. Cook, going to forgo your paycheck for October?

I have seen hundreds of foreign tourists turned away from Yosemite National Park. It makes the USA look incredibly foolish. We are becoming a "2nd World Country".

What's next? Please stop this foolishness, now.