Ilhan Omar: If There Is a Gov’t Shutdown, It Is Going ‘To Be Devastating’
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BLITZER: “But do you think the Democrats should negotiate now with the Republican leadership in the House and try to get some Benefits that you want in order to approve this continuing resolution —“
Omar: “Yeah, and —“
BLITZER: “— and keep the government open?”
Omar: “And Wolf, that’s where the problem exists as Republicans have not been willing to negotiate with us, whether it’s in the house or in the Senate, they are doing this on their own. And without a negotiation, you are not going to have a bill that both parties can agree on.”
BLITZER: “But you know the pain that would develop if the government —“
Omar: “Severe, severe pain.”
BLITZER: “— shuts down, especially at a time when we see all these federal government jobs being eliminated, people being fired, given 5 minutes notice, ‘Go home. Don’t come back.’ If you can only imagine what would happen if the government doesn’t have any money to keep operating.”
Omar: “No, it’s going to be severely devastating. As you remember in 2019, when I got sworn in, we walked into the largest — the longest shutdown, and that was only partial and we’ve seen the kind of harm that was caused to people. This is going to be a full government shutdown. We haven’t been able to pass a single approves bill. So that is why it’s even more important for the party that is in leadership to find a pathway forward to make the government — to continue to keep the government open and. At this moment they are gambling with the lives and the resources of the American people.”
BLITZER: “Stakes are so enormous. Congresswoman —“
Omar: “Yes, and they are being very reckless.”
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AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman in New York, with Juan González in Chicago, where we’re going to stay, because in a major labor victory, the Chicago Teachers Union has reached a tentative contract...
