Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Brett Guthrie (2nd District Kentucky)
Congressman Guthrie Calls on Senate Democrats to Vote to Keep Government Open
Washington, D.C., September 30, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) issued the following statement ahead of the Democrat Shutdown, which is set to begin at 12:01 AM EST October 1, 2025, barring Democrat action in the Senate.
“Earlier this month, House Republicans came together to pass a clean Continuing Resolution to temporarily fund the government and avoid a lapse in government funding. If Democrats in the Senate fail to act by midnight, the shutdown will be on their hands,” said Congressman Guthrie. “Rather than pass a clean temporary funding bill, Democrats have instead proposed an alternate spending plan with unrelated provisions that would cost taxpayers roughly $1.5 trillion. It’s beyond time that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle stand up to radicals in their party and vote to keep the government open. The American people deserve better.”
Background:
In March, Congress passed, and President Trump signed a clean Continuing Resolution (CR) into law, which temporarily funded the government through September 30, 2025, at fiscal year 2024 levels.
On September 19, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a nearly identical CR, which would fund the government at the same levels through November 21, 2025, with Congressman Guthrie’s support.
On September 19, 2025, the Senate Democrats blocked the passage of the clean CR as the bill required a 60-vote majority to advance.
On September 18, 2025, Democrats in the Senate introduced an alternative spending plan that would cost American taxpayers $1.5 trillion and included unrelated provisions that would:
Provide free taxpayer-funded health care for illegal aliens,
Fund global climate initiatives in foreign countries, and
Eliminate the $50 billion rural health fund.
If Senate Democrats fail to join their Republican colleagues by midnight on September 30, 2025, the government will shut down.
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21)
Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement in response to the proposal the White House released yesterday in an attempt to end the Hamas-Israel war:
“On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a war on Israel with a horrific attack. This has resulted in unimaginable violence and suffering for innocent Israelis and Palestinians alike. With that said, I welcome the President’s proposal to finally bring this war to an end,” said Rep. Frankel.
“Israel has already accepted the deal. The decision now rests with Hamas. If Hamas agrees, this brutal war can end, the remaining hostages will be reunited with their families, Gazans will have a chance to have their communities rebuilt, and we will take an important step toward peace in the Middle East.”
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Earl L Buddy Carter (GA-01)
Headline: Carter slams Georgia Senators for voting to shut down the government: They’re putting Georgians last
Carter slams Georgia Senators for voting to shut down the government: They’re putting Georgians last
Washington, September 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today released the following statement calling on Georgia Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) to support a clean continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government funded through November 21, 2025, and avoid a disastrous Democrat-led shutdown at midnight tonight:
“Make no mistake: When Social Security checks are missed, troops are forced to go without pay, seniors lose access to telehealth, and veterans benefits lapse, Chuck Schumer, Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock, and the Democrats are to blame. They’re putting Georgians last by prioritizing health care for illegal immigrants over the needs of American citizens and advocating to eliminate the $50 billion rural health care fund that is delivering quality, accessible health care to millions of patients. Shutting down the government does nothing but cause pain and chaos, which is exactly what the Democrat party wants to inflict on hardworking Americans just to prove that they’re ‘standing up’ to Trump. The Peach State has a long memory, and we will not soon forget who abandoned us to serve their own self-interest.”
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah 6th District Wisconsin)
Grothman Calls on House Democrats to Keep the Government Open
Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) released the following statement regarding the risk of a government shutdown due to House Democrats’ actions:
“I am once again calling on Democrats to join Republicans in voting for legislation to ensure the government remains open before tonight’s deadline,” said Congressman Grothman. “I voted for similar bills in the past to keep the government running, even when I disagreed with President Biden, because a government shutdown complicates people’s lives.
“We know some in the Democrat Party support a shutdown simply to oppose President Trump. It’s up to Democrat leaders to prioritize the American people over political games and prevent a shutdown.
“If a shutdown does occur, we should use the opportunity to review government positions and identify unnecessary roles. The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ was a step in the right direction, and now we may have the opportunity to do more to eliminate waste and help secure permanent savings before the U.S. dollar loses further value.”
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U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) proudly serves the people of Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (8th District of New York)
Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and House Democrats held a press event to make clear that as opposed to their Republican colleagues, Democrats are in Washington and ready to work to find a bipartisan deal to avoid a government shutdown and save the healthcare of the American people.
Leader Jeffries: It’s a high honor and a distinct privilege to stand here today with Members of the House Democratic Caucus who I want to thank for their grit, for their strength, for their intellect, for their heart, for their soul and for their fight on behalf of the American people. We are in this fight until we win this fight for the people. I want to thank Theresa from the great state of New Jersey, Tony from the great state—the Commonwealth—of Pennsylvania, as well as Catherine from the great state of Ohio for their presence here today, for sharing their stories, for being here on behalf of more than 300 million Americans who are having to deal with the Republican healthcare crisis.
Mr. President, allow me to reintroduce myself. I’m the House Democratic Leader. Our caucus is 217 Members strong. We serve in a separate and co-equal branch of government. We don’t work for you. We work for the American people. We are fighting to lower the high cost of living and to protect the healthcare of everyday Americans. And Mr. President, the next time you have something to say about me, don’t cop out through a racist and fake AI video. When I’m back in the Oval Office, say it to my face. Say it to my face.
House Democrats are here on duty, fighting on behalf of the American people, ready to fund the government in a way that lifts up their quality of life. House Democrats are on duty. House Republicans are on vacation. Shame on them for being on vacation all across the country and across the world on the eve of a government shutdown. We’re on duty. They’re on vacation. They’re on vacation because they’d rather shut the government down than protect the healthcare of the American people. That’s unfathomable, that’s unacceptable, that’s unconscionable and that’s un-American. Do your job, as opposed to being missing in action.
Now, we’ll hear from everyday Americans whose healthcare has been under assault by Republicans, who have enacted the largest cut to Medicaid in American history, triggered a possible $536 billion cut to Medicare because of what happened in their One Big Ugly Bill. Hospitals, nursing homes and community-based health clinics are closing all across America—in rural America, in urban America, in the heartland of America, in small town America, in Black and brown communities all across America—because of what Republicans have done in terms of this healthcare crisis that they’ve created. And in just a few days, notices will go out to tens of millions of Americans because of the Republican refusal to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits, which will result in tens of millions of Americans experiencing dramatically increased premiums, co-pays and deductibles in an environment where the cost of living is already too high. Our position is a simple one. Cancel the cuts. Lower the cost. Save healthcare. That’s what this fight is all about.
We’re here, we’re ready, we’re willing and able to find a bipartisan path forward to fund the government in a way that actually meets the needs of the American people in terms of their health, their safety and their economic well-being. But here’s what we’re not going to do. We’re not going to support a partisan Republican spending bill that continues to gut the healthcare of the American people. Not now, not ever. We are here to lower the high cost of living. We’re here to cancel the cuts. We’re here to lower the costs. We’re here to save the healthcare of the American people.
And our promise to you, America, is that we will always stand up for what is in your best interests to make your life better. To ensure that in this country, when you work hard and play by the rules, you can afford to live the good life for yourself, for your family and for your children. And we know that an important part of that is protecting your healthcare. So we’re here to protect your healthcare today. Protect your healthcare tomorrow. Protect your healthcare this week. Protect your healthcare next week. Protect your healthcare this month. Protect your healthcare next month. Protect your healthcare this year. Protect your healthcare next year. We will protect your healthcare at all times, and defend your healthcare until victory is won.
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced H.R. 5581, the Uniform Standards Protection Act, which would block states and localities from imposing uniform and gear requirements on federal law enforcement officers, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
Just last week, California Governor Gavin Newsom enacted a state law prohibiting both federal and local law enforcement from wearing face coverings. State legislators in New York have proposed similar legislation.
“Elitist Democrats can whine all they want to about law enforcement, we don’t care, the Thin Blue Line expects the weak to be weak. Liberals who all of a sudden hate masks are the first ones to hide under a table when something goes down, and then they scream for the police. We get that, and we just do our job because we’re TBL. My bill just calmly tells liberal asshats like Gavin Newsom that his authority over federal law enforcement officers is zero,” said Congressman Higgins.
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA)
U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to preside over a Pro Forma session. Tonight, pending developments in the U.S. Senate, funding to the federal government will lapse and cause a shutdown. As of this writing, Senate Democrats have refused to keep the government open.
Congressman Griffith released the following statement:
“The House did its job on September 19 when we passed a clean, noncontroversial, short-term continuing resolution to keep the government funded through November 21. This extension gives Congress and bipartisan appropriators more time to advance funding bills through the regular order.
“However, Democrats in both the House and Senate are more concerned about picking a fight with President Trump than looking out for the American people. Because of their actions to date, the government will shut down, blocking programs that Americans depend on.
“This is an illogical move by Democrats that abandons the American people and gives power to President Trump that they previously said they did not want him to have. I hope they come to their senses and enough Democrats in the Senate vote to keep the government open.”
BACKGROUND
Video coverage of today’s Pro Forma proceedings can be found here.
On September 19, House Republicans passed a clean, short-term continuing resolution to keep the government open beyond September 30.
Congressman Griffith released a statement when the House passed its bill. His column on the topic can be found here.
Multiple Democrats, including Virginia Democrats, have previously said that shutting down the government is harmful to Virginia.
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green Ohio)
In a new op-ed in the Washington Times, Congressman Bob Latta (OH-5), the Chairman of the Energy Subcommittee on the Energy and Commerce Committee, outlines why nuclear energy is essential to meeting America’s growing energy needs.
“When we talk about clean energy, solar and wind power dominate the conversation. But if we are serious about cutting carbon emissions, meeting growing energy demands, and keeping costs low for families, we cannot afford to overlook one of the most powerful tools available for our disposal: nuclear energy.
“Experts acknowledge we need to be producing more energy in this country, not less. At a recent Energy Subcommittee hearing, I asked the Regional Transmission Organizations (TRO) and Independent System Operators (ISO) if America needs more, or less, energy to meet demand. Every witness said America needs to produce more energy to meet the growing demand. They also made it clear that we cannot afford to take any existing generation offline. Growing demand means we need more energy available for families; manufacturers, of all sizes,; including farmers; and medical facilities…”
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Jerrold Nadler (10th District of New York)
Today, Representative Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought demanding the government release the list of laws and rules deemed to be anticompetitive compiled by the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
In April, President Trump signed Executive Order 14267 that required agency heads to submit a list of rules and laws that may create anticompetitive barriers, along with recommendations as to whether each rule calls for rescission or modification, and a justification for any proposed action or lack of action.
“The FTC and DOJ ultimately deemed more than 125 laws and rules anticompetitive, and Chairman Ferguson submitted a report including these regulations to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB),” Representative Nadler wrote. “On September 16, 2025, Chairman Ferguson publicly highlighted four of these rules. Despite this clear acknowledgement, the OMB has failed to release the full list and report.”
“The Administrative Procedure Act requires federal agencies to provide the public with notice of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity to comment before promulgating new regulations. While the FTC and DOJ have invited public comment, restricting access to the laws and rules at issue deprives stakeholders of the opportunity for informed participation,” Representative Nadler continued.
Representative Nadler went on to explain that failure to provide the full report undermines transparency and trust in the rulemaking process and subverts the Administrative Procedure Act’s requirement of public comment. Furthermore, releasing the report stands in line with the President’s commitment to transparency and assurance that “[t]he American people, more than any Federal official, know which regulations stifle entrepreneurship and economic growth.”
Representative Nadler requested OMB provide the report promptly so the Committee can fulfill its duties to the American people by maintaining fair and competitive markets and ensuring the appropriate administration of justice in administrative bodies.
We write to request the immediate release of the list of laws and rules deemed to be anticompetitive by the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), together with the accompanying report, regarding the President’s Executive Order 14267 on Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers.
On April 9, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14267, which required agency heads, within 70 days, to submit to the FTC Chair and the DOJ Attorney General a list of rules and laws that may create anticompetitive barriers, along with recommendations as to whether each rule calls for rescission or modification, and a justification for any proposed action or lack of action.
The FTC and DOJ ultimately deemed more than 125 laws and rules anticompetitive, and Chairman Ferguson submitted a report including these regulations to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On September 16, 2025, Chairman Ferguson publicly highlighted four of these rules. Despite this clear acknowledgement, the OMB has failed to release the full list and report.
The Administrative Procedure Act requires federal agencies to provide the public with notice of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity to comment before promulgating new regulations. While the FTC and DOJ have invited public comment, restricting access to the laws and rules at issue deprives stakeholders of the opportunity for informed participation.
Failure to disclose undermines transparency and trust in the rulemaking process and subverts the Administrative Procedure Act’s requirement of public comment. Withholding such information stands in direct contradiction with the President’s assurance that “[t]he American people, more than any Federal official, know which regulations stifle entrepreneurship and economic growth.”
It is therefore critical to the Committee’s interests that the report be released promptly so it may properly fulfill its duties to the American people, maintaining fair and competitive markets and ensuring the appropriate administration of justice in administrative bodies. These responsibilities fall directly within the Committee’s delegated jurisdiction over antitrust and administrative law pursuant to Rule X.
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman David G Valadao (CA-21)
WASHINGTON –Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) led a bipartisan delegation in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins, urging the department to implement enhanced surveillance at the California-Mexico border to help secure our country against the threat of New World screwworm (NWS). NWS is a species of parasitic fly that infects livestock and can cause significant damage to our nation’s food supply chain.
“Livestock is one of the Central Valley’s top commodities, and we can’t afford to risk an outbreak of New World screwworm in California,”said Congressman Valadao.“Strengthening surveillance at the California-Mexico border is critical to protecting our herds, and I’m committed to working to defend our producers from this dangerous threat to our food supply chain.”
“On September 21, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that New World screwworm (NWS) had been detected in the Mexican city of Sabinas Hidalgo, less than 70 miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border. Any threat to our nation’s food supply chain is a threat to our national security, and as NWS draws closer to the border, we strongly urge USDA to establish an NWS surveillance program at the California-Mexico border and dedicate additional resources to monitoring and controlling the threat of NWS […] With relatively modest investments, we believe USDA can reinforce our nation’s defenses against the threat of NWS, ensuring that our nation’s people, pets, and livestock remain protected from this devastating pest we worked so hard to eradicate from our territory 60 years ago,”the members wrote.
Congressman Valadao was joined by Reps. Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Jay Obernolte (CA-23), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Vince Fong (CA-20), Jim Costa (CA-21), Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), John Garamendi (CA-08), and Young Kim (CA-40).