Pass continuing resolution promptly to prevent harmful shutdown

As public servants you have the duty to ensure uninterrupted government operations and services that millions of Americans rely upon. The proposed stopgap funding measure, while imperfect, represents a bipartisan compromise to keep agencies open and functioning. Rejecting it on ideological grounds mere days before a shutdown risks severe disruptions that harm citizens, businesses, and our economy. Partisan brinksmanship over the debt ceiling is an irresponsible gamble that has damaged our credibility in the past. I urge passing a clean continuing resolution now to maintain stability, then negotiating any other issues through the constitutionally mandated process. The American people deserve a government that fulfills its basic responsibilities without weaponizing shutdowns for political gain.