,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #bh1        
#bjai,ms4 ,wexton submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,oversight and    
,reform  ,,resolution  ,expressing the  
sense of the ,house of ,representatives 
that ,government shutdowns are          
detrimental to the ,nation and should   
not occur4  ,whereas a portion of the   
,united ,states ,government was shut    
down from ,december #bb1 #bjah1 to      
,january #be1 #bjai2 ,whereas the       
shutdown resulted from the ,president of
 the ,united ,states attempting to use a
 lapse in appropriations in order to    
achieve a legislative end that he had   
not achieved in the regular order of the
 appropriations process2 ,whereas the   
,senate1 on ,december #ai1 #bjah1       
unanimously passed legislation to fund  
,government operations and avert a      
,government shutdown2 ,whereas the      
,president of the ,united ,states on    

,december #bj1 #bjah1 announced that he 
would refuse to sign that legislation   
due to the ,president's insistence that 
appropriations for particular items be  
provided at his preferred levels2       
,whereas as a result of the ,president's
 refusal to sign legislation continuing 
funding for certain other operations of 
,government1 appropriations lapsed on   
,december #bb1 #bjah2 ,whereas the      
,government shutdown lasted for #ce     
days1 the longest ,government shutdown  
in the history of our country2 ,whereas 
the lapse in appropriations deprived    
,americans of important services and    
caused #hjj1jjj ,federal workers to go  
without pay for more than a month1      
imposing significant financial hardships
 on those workers and their families2   
,whereas the lapse in appropriations    
detrimentally affected the ,federal     
,government's ability to recruit and    
retain career public servants2 ,whereas 
the lapse in appropriations put at risk 
thousands of small businesses with      

,federal contracts and created severe   
financial hardship for tens of thousands
 of employees of ,federal contractors2  
,whereas the top economic advisor to the
 ,president of the ,united ,states      
predicted that the ,government shutdown 
would reduce economic growth by #j4a    
percent for each week it lasted2        
,whereas the lapse in appropriations    
forced ,transportation ,security        
,administration screeners and air       
traffic controllers to work without pay1
 causing many to be unable to afford to 
work and thereby putting at risk the    
safety and well-being of the traveling  
public1 leading to flight delays1 and   
harming airport security operations2    
,whereas the lapse in appropriations put
 the health of all ,americans at risk by
 curtailing and delaying food safety    
inspections2 ,whereas the lapse in      
appropriations made our ,nation less    
safe by impeding ,federal ,bureau of    
,investigation efforts to crack down on 
child trafficking1 violent crime1 and   

terrorism2 ,whereas the lapse in        
appropriations resulted in the          
shuttering of and1 in some cases1 damage
 to1 countless national parks1 monuments
 and other public lands2 ,whereas the   
lapse in appropriations furloughed      
numerous ,federal employees at the      
,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency 
and the ,department of ,housing and     
,urban ,development 7,,hud71 limiting   
the ,federal ,government's ability to   
help communities rebuild after natural  
disasters2 ,whereas the lapse in        
appropriations resulted in a majority of
 ,environmental ,protection ,agency     
employees being furloughed1 with        
negative consequences for public health 
and the environment1 such as halted     
clean-up work at hundreds of toxic      
,superfund sites across the country1 a  
cessation in inspection and enforcement 
activities1 and a stop to new chemical  
and pesticide safety evaluations and    
approvals2 ,whereas the lapse in        
appropriations delayed payment of       

,department of ,agriculture loans1      
operating loan decisions1 planting and  
marketing decisions and much-needed     
assistance for farmers harmed by        
retaliatory tariffs imposed on ,american
 agricultural exports1 prevented the    
implementation of a new farm bill with  
critical support for struggling dairy   
farmers and other operations1 and cast  
damaging uncertainty on the nutrition   
assistance relied on by millions of     
vulnerable ,americans2 ,whereas the     
lapse in appropriations delayed the     
issuance of tax refunds to ,america's   
hard-working taxpayers2 ,whereas the    
lapse in appropriations penalized small 
business owners by halting the approval 
of ,small ,business ,administration     
loans2 ,whereas the lapse in            
appropriations impeded the operations of
 ,united ,states embassies abroad1      
undermining the ability of ,united      
,states personnel to combat terror1     
enforce sanctions1 and strengthen       
alliances2 ,whereas the lapse in        

appropriations undermined the ability of
 the ,department of ,homeland ,security 
to respond to increased cybersecurity   
threats1 natural disasters1 and terror  
threats2 ,whereas the lapse in          
appropriations delayed approval of      
,,fha-backed mortgages1 putting         
,americans at risk of losing the house  
they were attempting to buy or sell2    
,whereas the lapse in appropriations    
hobbled the ability of the ,department  
of ,housing and ,urban ,development to  
administer the ,section #h low-income   
housing program that allows for ,,hud to
 provide affordable rental housing to   
low-income tenants1 including the       
elderly and disabled2 ,whereas ,senator 
,mitch ,mc,connell has called shutdowns 
a failed policy2 ,whereas               
,representative ,kevin ,mc,carthy said  
on ,december #ac1 #bjah1 that going into
 a shutdown is stupid and said on       
,january #ac1 #bjai1 that it is         
unacceptable that #hjj1jjj ,u4,s4       
employees are not being paid2 ,whereas  

,representative ,mike ,simpson said on  
,january #bc1 #bjai1 that this shutdown 
is stupid2 ,whereas ,senator ,susan     
,collins said on ,january #bc1 #bjai1   
shutdowns represent the ultimate failure
 to govern and should never be used as a
 weapon to achieve an outcome2 and      
,whereas ,senator ,lamar ,alexander said
 on ,january #bd1 #bjai1 it is always   
wrong for either side to use shutting   
down the ,government as a bargaining    
chip in budget negotiations--it should  
be as off-limits as chemical weapons are
 to warfare3 ,now1 therefore1 be it     
,that it is the sense of the ,house of  
,representatives that-- 7#a7 the        
shutdown of the ,government of the      
,united ,states1 or any portion thereof1
 causes substantial damage to ,federal  
employees1 to every ,american who       
benefits directly or indirectly from    
,federal services1 to our ,nation's     
economy1 and to the reputation of the   
,united ,states around the world2  7#b7 
shutting down the ,government of the    

,united ,states1 or any portion thereof1
 is not an acceptable tactic or strategy
 for resolving differences regarding    
policy1 funding levels1 or governing    
philosophy2 and  7#c7 in the future the 
,congress must ensure the continued1    
uninterrupted operations of the         
,government of the ,united ,states and  
its services as well as its duty to     
protect and promote the security of the 
,american people4