Day 10 – Fighting to End the Republican Shutdown

October 10, 2025

Hello,

It’s been over a week since Republicans chose to shut down the government instead of working with Democrats to save health care – and it’s already cost the country $1.2 billion. With no end in sight, the shutdown is spreading chaos across the country.

What’s happening right now:

Republicans currently control the House, Senate, and White House – they are in power, and they are responsible for this government shutdown. Instead of returning to Washington to address this crisis, they stayed home and are threatening to cancel yet another week of work in D.C., further prolonging this disaster.

Meanwhile, working Americans are bearing the brunt of this shutdown. While they suffer, Trump is using the dysfunction to his advantage: he’s clawing back funding for projects in communities across the U.S. including ours, weaponizing the National Guard against more Democratic states and cities, and are threatening federal employees with even more mass layoffs and withholding the backpay they deserve. It’s shameful and going to seriously hurt countless people.

Where we stand:

For weeks, House Democrats and I have been demanding that Trump and Republicans come to the table and negotiate a bipartisan deal that:

  • Prevents health care premiums from skyrocketing

  • Restores and protects lifesaving coverage for millions of Americans

  • Reopens the government and restores critical services

This shutdown was entirely preventable. With Republicans in control of the government, they have the power and the responsibility to put an end to this crisis. But instead, they have doubled down on stripping affordable care from millions and letting health care premiums go through the roof. But we refuse to bend to their out-of-whack agenda.

Democrats are willing to meet anywhere, anytime. Republican leadership must end their infighting and sit down with us to negotiate a bipartisan government funding agreement.

But as the shutdown continues, we've taken steps to ensure all of my offices will remain OPEN and available to constituents—because that’s our job.

?? You can contact a member of our staff by calling our offices HERE.

?? You can find helpful resources and answers to frequently asked questions by visiting our 2025 Federal Government Shutdown webpage HERE.

?? And, if you are being directly impacted by the government shutdown and are from California's 2nd Congressional District: We would like to hear your story! Please fill out the form HERE.

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Thank you, and stay well,

Jared Huffman
Member of Congress