West STL News

Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) issued a statement criticizing Democrats for the recent shutdown of the U.S. government. Wagner described the shutdown as harmful to taxpayers, workers, and the economy.

“A government shutdown is a complete waste of taxpayer dollars, it is bad governance, and it hurts our economy and workers. Yet Democrats just voted to block a clean government funding bill because they want to spend $1.5 trillion more of your money. This is a shocking dereliction of duty by the Democrats, who supported thirteen clean temporary funding bills under the previous Administration.

“House Republicans did our job and passed a clean bill that pays our troops, Border Patrol, Air Traffic Controllers, and so many more federal workers, with absolutely zero partisan policies attached.   We voted to continue food inspections, continue processing new applications for Social Security and Medicare, and other critical services, but Democrats are holding the federal government hostage for their radically liberal pet projects.

“The American people do not support shutting down the government for $1.5 trillion of out-of-touch liberal policies like free healthcare for illegal immigrants. Senator Chuck Schumer needs to stop trying to appease his far-left, radical base, support the clean bill, and reopen the government.”

Wagner has represented Missouri’s 2nd district in Congress since 2013 after replacing Todd Akin (https://wagner.house.gov/about/full-biography). She was born in St Louis in 1962 and currently lives in Ballwin. Wagner earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Missouri in 1984.