Nov. 12, 2025, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement urging the House to adopt the Senate-passed continuing resolution and minibus appropriations package immediately:
“The Democratic Party’s government shutdown is finally coming to an end after more than 40 days. Democrats’ original demand for boosted Obamacare premium tax credits and lifting prohibitions on illegal aliens receiving publicly funded health insurance are now out the window, with nothing to show for it except perhaps for diminished economic output of as much as $92 from the Gross Domestic Product by some estimates that peg the six-week shutdown costing the economy some $15 billion a week. The Congressional Budget Office estimates between 1 to 2 percentage points of GDP could be lost, although it’s hard to say because the government stopped collecting economic data last month. In addition, 5.1 million federal workers and military were risking going even longer unpaid. And 42 million Americans who receive food stamps will now be able to start receiving aid again, too.
“This is the busiest travel time of the year in the U.S. and this past weekend, 2,100 air flights were cancelled and 7,000 flights were delayed, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation as air traffic controllers called in sick. By the holiday, the entire U.S. airline industry was going to be crippled, with Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy warning, ‘As I look to the two weeks before Thanksgiving, you’re going to see air travel be reduced to a trickle.’ And now, the shutdown ripple will be felt for months to come, with 4 million travelers already stranded in airports with shuttered control towers.
“Now, even if enough Democrats in the House vote with Republicans to end the shutdown, the U.S. government will not be functioning at full capacity for some months to come. It’s time for the House to come together with the Senate, end the Democrats’ shutdown and reopen the government — before any more damage is done.”
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