To the editor: The mass firings that Workplace of Administration and Funds Director Russ Vought and the Trump administration introduced throughout the shutdown are merciless, doubtlessly unlawful and one other assault upon the individuals whereas they’re already struggling (“Firings of federal employees start as White Home seeks to stress Democrats in authorities shutdown,” Oct. 10). That is presupposed to be our president.
GOP senators again Vought’s hardball shutdown technique because the standoff has intensified.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) stated: “Proper now it’s superb. If [the administration] begins taking draconian types of actions, then I believe it creates a tougher situation for us. It places us additional away from what he desires to get achieved, too.”
Senate Democrats are demanding a deal extending expiring “Obamacare subsidies” and received’t present the votes wanted to reopen the federal government until they get greater than a assure to sort out the difficulty. They’re combating for the individuals whereas our president is attacking our cities.
Home Speaker Mike Johnson’s choice to maintain his caucus house is one other instance that reveals the GOP’s incapability to control although it controls all three branches.
Warning: The stakes are nothing lower than the way forward for American democracy. If we fail to rise to this problem, MAGA Republicans received’t simply win the following election; they’ll win the ability to outline who counts as an American, whose tales matter and who has a proper to belong in America.
Richard A. French, Glendale
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To the editor: Johnson has predicted an extended shutdown whereas refusing to return to work (“Authorities shutdown could possibly be the longest ever, Speaker Johnson warns,” Oct. 13). How shameful is that this maneuver? Whereas some month-to-month staff will get their final paycheck, different federal employees usually are not being paid or getting their pink slips and navy personnel are going with out paychecks, our Congress, notably the Home, is just not in session however getting paid.
The shutdown took place over the potential for giant will increase to healthcare prices for a lot of People. At this level, who can blame the Democrats for making an attempt to guard People in each purple and blue states from oppressively excessive healthcare prices? Who can belief the Republicans to honor a deal when their president refuses to spend monies which have already been appropriated?
It’s time to finish paychecks for Congress throughout a shutdown. It is likely to be time to finish the advantages as properly, which might get monetary savings on the deficit.
Robert Bachmann, Los Angeles
