New NRCC Web Video: Stop the Games, Harry Reid

Faced with Obama’s Shutdown, House has Passed Bipartisan Legislation to Fund Critical Government Services; Time for Senate to Act

The National Republican Congressional Committee released a new web video today that calls on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to stop blocking bipartisan legislation that funds critical government services in the face of Obama’s shutdown. The White House may be rooting for the shutdown, telling reporters that they are “winning” as Americans suffer, but while President Obama and Harry Reid play political games, the House has acted.

“The White House and Senate Democrats are continuing to play partisan politics with the lives of the American people and their families, and like Speaker John Boehner said earlier this week, ‘this isn’t some damn game,’” said NRCC Communications Director Andrea Bozek. “It’s time that President Obama and his liberal allies take responsibility for the votes they took against women, children, our veterans and their families. It’s time for the Senate to act and stop playing games with the American people.”

You can view the web ad below:

Speaker Boehner told the American people and the White House that the shutdown “isn’t some damn game.” (“Angry Boehner Tells White House Shutdown Isn’t a ‘Damn Game.’” By Jonathan Karl and Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 10/4/13).

Said a senior administration official: “We are winning…It doesn’t really matter to us” how long the shutdown lasts “because what matters is the end result.” (“White House’s Hard Line on Shutdown, Debt Ceiling Has Risks Attached.” By Carol E. Lee and Peter Nicholas, The Wall Street Journal, 10/4/13).

House Democrats Voted Against Nutrition Assistance For Low-Income Women And Children Act.

(H.J.Res. 75, Roll Call #524, 10/4/13)

House Democrats Voted Against Research For Lifesaving Cures Act. (H.J.Res. 73, Roll Call #514, 10/2/13)

The House Voted To Fund The Government, Delay ObamaCare’s Individual Mandate, And Cancel Insurance Subsidies For Members Of Congress And Staff. (HJ Res 59, Roll Call 504, 9/30/13)