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Day 9 of the Republican shutdown, and there's been no call by House Republicans to come back to Washington and negotiate. We won't stop fighting until we get the resolution we need for American families.

We will not allow the further erosion of health insurance for middle and working-class families. I joined BBC World Service to talk about the government shutdown and what we're fighting to protect.

Americans deserve stability, security, and responsible leadership—not chaos and crisis. It’s time to come together, put people first, and pass a responsible budget that gets our country back on track.

When federal housing programs stall, rent assistance is delayed, leaving thousands of families at risk of eviction. When small business loans are frozen, local economies struggle to stay afloat. Families should not be collateral damage in Donald Trump's political games.

Every day the government remains shut down because of Republican's unwillingness to negotiate, the American people pay the price. Workers miss paychecks, credit scores plummet, and hardworking families lose ground they cannot afford to lose.

Garbage, feces take toll on national parks amid shutdown

During Trump’s last shutdown, our national parks were left abandoned. Toilets overflowed, historic sites were vandalized, and visitor safety was compromised, resulting in loss of life. Families deserve better from our government—Republicans must return to the negotiating table.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Human feces, overflowing garbage, illegal off-roading and other damaging behavior in fragile areas were beginning to overwhelm some of the West's iconic national parks, as a partial government shutdown left the areas open to visitors ...

Protecting access to healthcare is an American value our communities rely on. We're fighting to stop 13 million Americans from losing their coverage.

Using the American people as political leverage is not a joke. Trump has shown his priority is not hardworking families. I'm fighting to prioritize everyday people, not billionaires.

Top Dem Statement on President Trump’s Attempt to Withhold Back Pay from Federal Employees, Including Capitol Police Officers

Republicans have shut down the government and now they are threatening to punish the men and women who serve our country by attempting to withhold back pay. This is wholly unacceptable and un-American. Read my statement here:

Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued the following statement on President Trump and his Administration’s attempt to withhold back pay from federal employees, including Capitol Police officers.

We're one week into the Republican shutdown and we're still fighting to protect hardworking Americans' healthcare.

Distributional Effects of Public Law 119-21

This comes from the Congressional Budget Office, a federal agency that provides independent, nonpartisan analysis of budgetary and economic issues to the U.S. Congress.

CBO estimates that as result of P.L. 119-21, resources will decrease for households toward the bottom of the income distribution, whereas resources will increase for households in the middle and towar...

The Trump economy is a disaster. Between the tax bill and Trump's reckless tariffs, almost every American is projected to see their income drop. The only group that will do better is the top 1%.