Eshoo Signs Petition to Reopen the Government

Statement

Today, Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.) signed The Petition to Reopen the Government. Should the petition secure 218 signatures, it will automatically send legislation to the full House for an 'up' or 'down' vote to reopen the government with no strings attached. With Speaker Boehner still refusing to bring up such a vote, this petition would supersede the obstructionism.

"This petition gives Republicans the opportunity to create a vote to reopen the government with no strings attached," Eshoo said. "It would be a bipartisan opportunity to put 800,000 federal employees back to work. It will restart Head Start programs for preschoolers, and ensure low-income mothers and their infants get vital nutrition. It will reopen government agencies and it will let America move on from this manufactured crisis."

Eshoo continued, "With 200 Democrats committed to signing on, and 22 Republicans publicly signaling their support for a 'clean' bill to reopen the government, I'm hopeful that Republicans will do the right thing."

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