‘We are at risk’: Governors, local officials call for shutdown end

The National Governors Association and other local governmental organizations urged congressional leaders to end the government shutdown Friday, writing in a letter that the shutdown is placing undue stress on state resources — and must be settled “swiftly.”

Addressing Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, the NGA and other associations said the shutdown has strained state and local governments, which cannot sustainably absorb federal responsibilities.

Despite the “importance of principled positions on spending and policy,” the letter…

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