Pontiac Times

House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) has led Michigan’s Republican House delegation in urging Senators Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) to support a House-passed seven-week continuing resolution. The measure, if approved, would reopen the federal government.

In a letter addressed to the senators, the members wrote: “Our goal in passing this bill was quite simple: keep the government functioning for the American people. You both are well aware of the vital services the federal government provides to millions of Americans across our country. Roughly 56,000 Michiganders who work for the federal government are now furloughed and facing the possibility of missing their next paycheck due to this shutdown. There are over one million people in Michigan who rely on SNAP benefits. These individuals are now facing the reality that they won’t be able to afford groceries due to this shutdown gambit by your Senate leadership.”

The letter continued: “Senate Minority Leader Schumer, with your backing, has made unrelated and outrageous policy demands that have nothing to do with government funding. It is long past time Senate Democrats stopped holding Michiganders and the American people hostage with this pointless showboating to far-left extremist elements.”

The Senate is expected to vote on the continuing resolution today. According to House Republicans, Senators Peters and Slotkin have previously voted against similar resolutions five times.

Lisa McClain has represented Michigan’s 9th District in Congress since 2021, after succeeding Paul Mitchell. She was born in Stockbridge, Michigan in 1966 and currently resides in Bruce. McClain graduated from Northwood University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1997.