Ending the Government Shutdown

Representative Doug Lamborn (CO-05) released the following statement on ending the government shut down and the positive impact on national security: 

"With today's vote, I'm relieved that national defense funding, to include pay and benefits for our military members -- as well as all federal employees -- has been restored. I'm also relieved that other crucial programs are now funded. At the same time, I'm extraordinarily frustrated and disappointed – and no more so than the hundreds of thousands of Americans whose lives were needlessly stressed and inconvenienced in countless ways. This shutdown was an absolute failure of government perpetrated on the American people by the Democrats. The costs to the taxpayer as we dig out of this mess across the nation will be in the many millions of dollars. This is a blot on our government that Democrat leadership now owns. Additionally, the reality is clear: this same gamesmanship resulted in merely two-weeks funding of our government. Along with fellow Republicans, I remain hopeful to pass a true annual spending bill in the weeks ahead."