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Congressman Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) is demanding that Senate Democrats vote with Republicans to reopen the government.

The longer the Democrats keep the U.S. government shutdown, the more everyday Americans are going to suffer, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) said Wednesday on Newsmax’s "American Agenda."

Democrats will weaponize the IRS to get more of your money, then shut down government with demands to spend more of your money. Make that make sense. You can’t.

In a video message released to the media on Friday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) pulled no punches when discussing the Democrat-led government shutdown, laying the blame for it squarely at the feet of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and his fellow liberals.

U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) has issued a strong rebuke of Senate Democrats following Wednesday's government shutdown. According to the lawmaker, liberals in the upper chamber are working to advance their agenda, not the lives of everyday Americans, by forcing the shutdown.

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) harshly criticized Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and the Democratic Party for forcing a government shutdown on Wednesday, despite Republican warnings about its potential impact on everyday Americans.

In a letter sent late last week, members of the Alabama legislature asked the U.S. Senate to swiftly pass a short-term funding extension to prevent a government shutdown.

During an interview that aired on Birmingham's WXJC radio's "Priority Talk," U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) weighed in on next week's probable federal government shutdown.

In remarks given to The Hill, U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover), the chairman of the U.S. House Republican Policy Committee, seemed to reject a government solution under any circumstance.

A partial government shutdown began at midnight on Saturday after the House passed a $1.2 trillion government spending package on Friday.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), along with U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), signed a pledge on Wednesday initiated by the Immigration Accountability Project, stating, "I will not vote to fund the government until our border is secure."

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through early next year.

Alabama's Congressional delegation was split Tuesday on a vote for a continuing resolution to fund parts of the federal government into early 2024.

The phrase “your tax dollars at work” may as well be “your tax dollars on vacation” whenever there’s a government shutdown.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) stood alone as the sole Alabama member of Congress to oppose the continuing resolution designed to fund the government for 30 days, averting a shutdown.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) recently joined in a letter with the House Freedom Caucus opposing a temporary measure to prevent a government shutdown.

While warning of a possible government shutdown, President Joe Biden recently lobbed another insult at U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) over his continued military promotion holds, prompting a quick comeback from the former Auburn football coach.

Congress has until the end of this week to approve 12 appropriations bills to keep the government running or else risk a shutdown.