Imagine your neighbors hired you to mow their lawn every weekend, but you don’t cut the grass on time. Would you expect to keep your job? Unlikely, right?
Yet, Congress, tasked with the essential job of passing a budget and 12 mandatory spending bills each fiscal year has almost uniformly failed to do its job. In fact, they haven’t passed the required bills on time even once since 1996.
Guess what? We're hurtling toward that cliff again. If you chip in $10 to No Labels 2024 right now, you can help us amplify our message that the government must do its job.
Right now, the government is staring at another shutdown at the end of this month, fueled by partisan wrangling. Americans are fed up—just ask Gail Koshland.
Gail, a retired physiology professor from Arizona State University, watched in disbelief as the 2013 government shutdown unfolded. It cost the country an estimated $2 billion in lost productivity. A lifelong Democrat, Gail realized it was time for a change. She found No Labels online and gravitated immediately to our message of common sense and bipartisanship. Today, Gail is a fervent supporter of our efforts in Arizona, recently celebrating our crucial victory to win ballot access in the state with a headline in the local newspaper and her cat, Lina.
What can we do to avoid shutdowns? No Labels has a compelling, straightforward proposal, “No Budget, No Pay,” that we outline in our Common Sense policy booklet. If Congress fails to pass those essential budget and spending bills on time, they shouldn't collect their salaries until they fulfill their duties.
It's a no-brainer, don't you think?
There is also new bipartisan legislation floating through Congress right now that could enforce some accountability on Congress. The “Prevent Government Shutdowns Act,” introduced by Sens. James Lankford (R-OK) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) would ensure that the government remains funded at current levels even if Congress can’t pass its spending bills on time. The added twist is that lawmakers could not leave D.C. until they resolve the budget impasse. It’s a meaningful step toward eliminating shutdowns while holding elected officials accountable.
No Labels exists to unite Americans around commonsense solutions, and every day we see that our mission resonates with more and more people, like Gail in Arizona.
Just remember: we can't do our work without you.
So, if you want to stop shutdowns and partisan bickering, pitch in $25, $50, or even $100 to No Labels 2024 so we can bring commonsense back to Congress and chart a new course in which our government shows up for work—and gets the job done, just like you would if you took on the job of mowing your neighbor’s lawn.
Like you, we are here to get the job done!
My husband has been a hard-working federal employee for 20 years and we have dealt with multiple shutdowns with missed paychecks and financial hardship over the years. Enough with the partisan dysfunction! We have 5 children to care for. Congress should be held accountable if they do not do the job that they are paid well to do -- fund the federal government!
Time for a major change in this country. George Washington warned us that a two party system was going to be a problem for this nation. If we keep voting for "the party" we will keep getting poorly qualified candidates battling each other for a leadership position that neither should have. Congress, DO YOUR JOB! And not by your stated party position but by what is right for our country. Live up to your oaths and realize you represent those that voted for you AND those that did not.
This is absurd.
A government shutdown, even a temporary one, would further the economic woes that all of us are facing. It is imperative that our Congressmen reach a budget decision. Otherwise, let's vote them out next election.
There is no reason to put your party ahead of this country. Defaulting and shutting down the government has a very negative impact on our security and financial rating. There is no good reason why you cant reach an agreement on a budget. We all recognize that we need to cut spending and improve this country. Work TOGETHER and get this done!. We elect you guys and expect you to do what is best for us, not what suits your party agenda. Stop being loyal to your party agenda and start doing your job which is working for the good of the American people....
Shut downs are not how you balance a budget.
Shutdowns suck, and so do those who cause them.
Just like kindergarteners, we all have to learn to get along & work together. No one ever gets their own way all the time. If the government shuts down, our representatives should be the first in line Not to recieve a paycheck, until they can figure out a solution for the sake of our military and those who show up daily who aren't voted in. Please start working together!
We deserve better
A shutdown would disrupt the essential services and programs that countless Americans rely on.
It is rediculous that we the people have go through this every few months. I can't decide to stop paying my house payment every few months--so do your job!!!!!
Either I do my job or I'm fired.
Should be the same. Get the job done.
Stop printing money. Balance the budget.
Get rid of the debt.
That does not belong to our children.