PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Governor Larry Rhoden and 22 fellow Republican governors issued a statement urging Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to stop holding federal government funding hostage at the expense of hardworking Americans.
“As we have stated before, Democrats holding the federal government funding hostage is not just a Washington, D.C. debate for political points, it has real and immediate consequences in every state across America that cannot be overlooked,” said Governor Larry Rhoden and his colleagues. “Senator Schumer joyfully says the shutdown gets better by the day for him, but day by day our national guard troops don’t get paid, families have to turn to food pantries, and the American people’s lives are thrown into unrest. Republican governors stand united in our message to Democrats in Washington: quit the political games and get to work for the American people.”
The bipartisan funding extension, which previously passed the House of Representatives and would end the government shutdown, has yet to receive Senate approval.
Governor Rhoden was joined in signing this statement by Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy, Arkansas Governor Sarah Sanders, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, Idaho Governor Brad Little, Indiana Governor Mike Braun, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo, North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, South Carolina Governor Henry Dargan McMaster, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Utah Governor Spencer Cox, Virgina Governor Glenn Youngkin, and West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey.