Leaders of the U.S. House in Washington have canceled votes for this week, without a spending deal in place.
Fox News reports the 435 House members likely won’t return to Washington until Tuesday at the earliest due to the Yom Kippur holiday. U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth), whose sprawling district includes Columbia, Jefferson City, Boonville and Kingdom City on Capitol Hill, tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that a federal government shutdown is not an option.
“It costs billions and billions of dollars whenever we shut down the government. And if you’re a real conservative, you want to stop that from happening especially when you know the end game is to empower the Democrats,” Congressman Luetkemeyer tells listeners.
He criticizes some members of his own party who belong to the House Freedom Caucus, saying some of them want a shutdown and are trying to raise money from this. You can hear the full interview with Congressman Luetkemeyer here.
