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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Jeh Johnson says Senate Democrats need to end the shutdown and stop hurting federal workers for their pet issue

"I’m gonna break from the party line here on this. I’m a Democrat. I’m with John Fetterman and Angus King... The most basic function of Congress is to fund the government, turn the lights on, keep the government working so that the 3 million people who are public servants are able to do what they do.”

“I believe that Congress should vote to re-open the government. Apparently, you need seven Democrats to make that happen in the Senate. I think that the mistake our democracy is making is linking the need for that 60 votes to some other issue, even though it’s a very, very critical issue. Because what’s going to happen is that this will occur every fall from this point forward.”[/quote]

I agree with Johnson. The substance behind the disagreements that led to this shutdown isn't on par with past shutdowns. This is a matter of Dems in Congress taking an opportunity to make some noise and slow the GOP agenda. I get why they feel the need to do that but holding the American people and country as hostages in a shutdown isn't the best approach. Risk vs reward and damage vs progress calculations indicate voting to re-open the Federal Government is prudent.[/quote]

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