To: Rep. Madeleine Dean (PA-4)
Tea Party Republicans: Stop holding the country hostage!
We do not expect much from you. However, we do expect you to fund the government without the interjection of your ideological partisan views.
Whatever your personal views are with respect to the Affordable Care Act, you may not make the budget and operations of government a bargaining chip in your effort to amend this law.
Similarly, we cannot accept any threats or efforts for the United States to default on its debts.
Whatever your personal views are with respect to the Affordable Care Act, you may not make the budget and operations of government a bargaining chip in your effort to amend this law.
Similarly, we cannot accept any threats or efforts for the United States to default on its debts.
Why is this important?
Republican extremism has impacted me: My clients are unable to do business overseas because vital approvals cannot be accessed even when the approval is already done, as offices are shut down. And court dates have had to be rescheduled after years of preparation because government attorneys are not present.