{"id":2048887,"date":"2023-09-28T22:48:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T02:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mainstream-gop-hit-for-being-missing-in-action-in-effort-to-avoid-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T22:50:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T02:50:34","slug":"mainstream-gop-hit-for-being-missing-in-action-in-effort-to-avoid-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mainstream-gop-hit-for-being-missing-in-action-in-effort-to-avoid-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP criticized for being &#8216;MIA&#8217; in avoiding shutdown."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmainstream-gop-hit-for-being-missing-in-action-in-effort-to-avoid-shutdown%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2048887&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>House Minority Leader Blasts GOP Lawmaker for\u200c Inaction on\u2064 Government Shutdown<\/h2>\n<p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) didn&#8217;t hold\u200c back\u200c in criticizing a fellow New Yorker \u200band Republican lawmaker for being &#8220;missing in action&#8221; \u2062when it comes to addressing the impending federal government shutdown. Jeffries\u2064 specifically targeted\u200b centrist House\u2063 Republicans \u2062who had \u2063promised to\u200b support a vote on a \u200dcontinuing resolution alongside House Democrats but have yet \u2063to follow through.<\/p>\n<h3>Government Shutdown: What Will Be\u2064 Open and What Will Be Closed<\/h3>\n<p>One of \u2062the individuals called out by Jeffries was Rep. \u2062Mike Lawler\u200b (R-NY), who had previously stated that he\u2064 would join Democrats in signing a discharge position if his \u200bparty \u2063failed to come\u200b together and create\u2062 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/our-most-reliable-ally-israels-iron-dome-funding-sails-through-the-house\/\" title=\"\u2018Our Most Reliable Ally\u2019: Israel\u2019s Iron Dome Funding Sails Through The House\">stopgap spending bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is zero evidence \u200bthat Mike Lawler or\u2064 any \u200dof the so-called moderate Republicans\u200b in \u2064New York or anywhere else throughout\u200c this nation are willing to work with House Democrats to end \u200dthis \u2062extreme MAGA Republican shutdown crisis,&#8221; Jeffries emphasized during a press conference. &#8220;Zero evidence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The government is on the brink of a shutdown starting on October 1st, as\u200d funding will run out\u2063 unless Congress can pass a continuing\u2062 resolution. However, the process has been delayed in the House as lawmakers\u2064 debate bills that contradict the debt ceiling compromise reached between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)\u200c and President Joe\u200c Biden.<\/p>\n<p>While Jeffries expressed the \u2064Democratic caucus&#8217;s readiness to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-navy-pilot-clashes-with-fellow-virginia-republican-over-stalled-defense-bill\/\" title=\"Navy pilot turned politician disputes with Virginia Republican on delayed defense bill.\">find\u2064 common ground<\/a> with Republicans, he criticized his colleagues\u200b on\u2063 the other side of the aisle for \u2062their lack of initiative.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As I mentioned from the \u2064very \u2063beginning, we\u200d are ready, willing, and able to find common ground with House\u200d Republicans to make life better for everyday Americans in any way possible. But we need willing partners. And\u200d those partners may \u2063talk\u200c a good game, but they are \u2062missing in \u200daction,&#8221; Jeffries stated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And\u200b every single time they&#8217;ve had \u200dan opportunity to do\u2063 the\u2062 right thing, instead of standing up for \u2062the\u2064 American people, they join\u200d Marjorie Taylor Greene\u2062 and the right-wing extremists in voting against \u2064the \u2064interests of the American \u200cpeople,&#8221; he \u200dadded.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dWashington \u200cExaminer has reached out to Lawler&#8217;s office for comment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE \u200bFROM THE\u200c WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why \u2064is it important for centrist House\u2063 Republicans to honor their \u2064commitment to a continuing resolution \u2062and avoid hindering progress<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ollow through on their commitment.\u200c<\/p>\n<p>In a scathing\u200b statement, Jeffries accused \u200dhis GOP colleague \u200cof neglecting their duty \u200cto the American people during this critical time. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-press-corps-pushes-psaki-on-why-biden-wont-take-questions\/\" title=\"White House Press Corps Pushes Psaki On Why Biden Won\u2019t Take Questions\">impending government shutdown<\/a>, which looms larger each day, threatens to\u200d disrupt numerous essential services and harm countless citizens who rely on them.<\/p>\n<p>It is\u200d disheartening\u200c to witness those who were\u2062 elected \u2064to serve\u200c the public interest shirk their\u2062 responsibilities for political gain. The House Minority Leader emphasized the \u200cimportance of bipartisanship and cooperation \u2064in\u200c times like\u2063 these, urging \u2064his Republican \u200ccounterpart to set aside partisan differences and work towards\u200c a\u2063 viable\u2062 solution.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Jeffries \u200bcalled attention \u200dto the fact\u2063 that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mainstream-gop-hit-for-being-missing-in-action-in-effort-to-avoid-shutdown\/\" title=\"GOP criticized for being 'MIA' in avoiding shutdown.\">continuing resolution enjoys widespread support<\/a> \u2063from both sides of the aisle.\u200d Such \u2063a resolution would temporarily fund the government and provide\u200c for the continuity \u200bof vital services. However, the \u200dlack of support from centrist \u200dHouse Republicans has hindered \u200bprogress and jeopardized\u200c the well-being of their constituents.<\/p>\n<p>The House Minority \u200dLeader highlighted the dire consequences \u200bof a government \u2064shutdown, \u2062including the disruption of essential \u2062services such as healthcare, food assistance programs, and\u2062 national security measures. He reiterated that the\u200d American people should not suffer due to the negligence\u200c and inaction of \u2062elected officials.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Jeffries \u2064underscored the\u200c urgency of \u2062the situation, highlighting the \u2063limited \u2063time available to \u200dresolve the budget impasse\u200d and avoid a\u2063 government shutdown. The inaction\u2063 of centrist House Republicans, who had \u200cinitially pledged\u2064 their support for a \u2064continuing resolution, has impeded any meaningful \u200cprogress and added unnecessary obstacles to\u200b the negotiation process.<\/p>\n<p>In closing, \u200cJeffries called on his fellow Republican lawmakers to honor \u2062their commitment to the American people and fulfill their responsibility as elected officials.\u2063 He \u2064urged them \u2063to \u200dprioritize the\u2062 needs \u2063of the American people\u200c over political \u2063posturing and swift resolution over \u200cpersonal gain. Time is of the\u200d essence, and failure to act will only \u200dexacerbate the challenges \u2062faced by\u200d the nation.<\/p>\n<p>The impending government shutdown necessitates immediate\u2062 action\u200c and unity \u200cfrom all members of Congress. It \u200dis incumbent upon \u2063elected \u200dofficials, regardless of \u200cparty affiliation, to put\u200b the interests of the American people first and work towards a resolution\u2064 that safeguards the functioning of the government and \u2063the\u200d welfare\u2064 of its citizens.<\/p>\n<p>As the debate continues,\u2064 the\u200d American public watches eagerly for \u2064signs of collaboration and compromise among their \u200celected representatives. The House Minority Leader&#8217;s criticism serves as a stern reminder to his GOP colleagues that their constituents \u200bare counting on them to act swiftly and diligently in the face of impending\u200d crisis.\u2063 The\u200d time for political \u2062gamesmanship has passed; it is now the moment for decisive action and responsible governance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hakeem Jeffries, House Minority Leader, criticized a GOP lawmaker from New York for being inactive in preventing a federal government shutdown. 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