To: Rep. Christopher Smith (NJ-4)

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 granddaughters' long awaited first-time visit to OUR national museums--the Smithsonian and the National Zoo--will not be possible. Tickets have been paid for and hotels paid for (without chance of getting a refund). Neither they, nor I, will forget who did NOT vote for a clean CR. Please get Boehner to put the bill up for a vote.