releases: https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/butterfield-blasts-republicans-over-government-shutdown-0
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| https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/butterfield-blasts-republicans-over-government-shutdown-0 | Butterfield Blasts Republicans Over Government Shutdown | 2013-10-01 | 2013 | 2013-10 | Democrat | House | NC | G. Butterfield | B001251 | butterfield.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, DC Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today released the following statement regarding the Republican-imposed government shutdown: In all my years of having a front row seat to their antics, today House Republicans have reached a new low. For the first time in 17 years the federal government has shutdown. Government buildings are closed. Federal employees will lose pay. Public servants will work without the guarantee of pay. And far too many Americans will experience unnecessary delays in services. All of this has happened because House Republicans decided to take the government hostage in their effort to overturn a law produced through a fair and lengthy democratic process and affirmed by the reelection of President Obama. I am astounded by the party's pettiness and narrow-minded agenda. House Republicans would rather jeopardize the livelihood of millions of civilian and military employees and those that rely on the business of the government, than to work with their colleagues in a sensible manner. Hardworking Americans deserve better. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |