PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org
For Immediate Release
Date: September 16, 2024
Washington, D.C. – With only two weeks until a possible government shutdown, House Republicans are focusing on political stunts to help Donald Trump. Not only are they holding six hearings this week that are just transparent excuses to baselessly attack President Biden and Vice President Harris, but some of the Biden-Harris 17’s extreme MAGA Republican colleagues are holding the government hostage, threatening a disastrous shutdown if they don’t get their way. Congressional Integrity Project is calling on the Biden-Harris 17 members to put a stop to MAGA House Republicans’ baseless political stunts and get to work for the American people.
The Biden-Harris 17 are the 17 House Republicans currently representing districts won by Biden-Harris in 2020. They include Don Bacon (NE-2), Lori Chavez-Deremer (OR-5), Juan Ciscomani (AZ-6), Anthony D’Esposito (NY-4), John Duarte (CA-13), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), Mike Garcia (CA-27), Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-7), Jen Kiggans (VA-2), Young Kim (CA-40), Nick LaLota (NY-1), Mike Lawler (NY-17), Marc Molinaro (NY-19), David Schweikert (AZ-1), Michelle Steel (CA-45), David Valadao (CA-22), and Brandon Williams (NY-22).
In response, Congressional Integrity Project executive director, Kyle Herrig, issued the following statement:
“Congress only has two weeks to avert a dangerous government shutdown, but the Biden-Harris 17 have just been standing by while House Republicans continue their desperate political stunts. MAGA House Republicans have spent their whole time in the majority acting as an arm of the Trump campaign, prioritizing political stunts over helping the American people. With time running out, we are calling on these members to put country above party for once and get their colleagues to end the political games and get a deal to fund the government for the next year.”
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