Rep. Vargas' Statement on Government Shutdown
Washington, DC (October 1, 2013) – Congressman Juan Vargas (D-CA) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives attempted to amend the Senate-passed Continuing Resolution three times, resulting in a government shutdown.
“I am extremely disappointed that Speaker Boehner and House Republicans continuously blocked a vote on the Senate-passed Continuing Resolution that would have been signed by the President and avoided a government shutdown. Instead, House Republicans have chosen to play partisan politics; furloughing hundreds of thousands of federal employees, halting funding for programs that assist our most vulnerable, such as WIC, and placing the overall health of the fragile U.S. economy in jeopardy. The priority should have been passing a budget and continuing to fund the government in a timely and responsible manner.”
Vargas represents California’s 51st Congressional District which includes the southern portion of San Diego County, all of Imperial County and California’s entire US/Mexico border. Vargas is currently serving his first term in Congress. He represented the 40th California State Senate District from 2010-2012, the 79th California State Assembly District from 2000 – 2006 and served on the San Diego City Council from 1993 – 2000.