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Congress today voted to reopen the government and avoid a default on the nation’s debt. Congresswoman Suzan DelBene issued the following statement:

“Thanks to a bipartisan vote that should have been allowed weeks ago, Congress is finally reopening the government and averting what could have been a disastrous default on our nation’s debt.

“This shutdown never should have happened. It was an irresponsible, self-inflicted wound to our already fragile economy. It hurt businesses, working families, seniors, veterans and our public servants. It cost our economy hundreds of millions of dollars every day.

“After weeks of enduring this unnecessary and completely preventable government shutdown, I’m glad that House leadership finally put the interests of the country above political ideology and allowed a vote to re-open the government and move us past the immediate crisis.

“We must stop lurching from one manufactured crisis to the next. The deal brokered this week to re-open the government is an important breakthrough, but it is only a short-term solution. We must break the cycle of brinksmanship that has defined the dysfunction in Congress and instead work together to pursue reasonable solutions to our nation’s fiscal challenges.

“I’m committed to working with my colleagues across the aisle to write a long-term budget that reduces the deficit in a responsible way and spurs job growth.”