Larsen: 'Fractured caucus' of House Republicans is 'unable to lead'

EVERETT — If a government shutdown had come to fruition Sunday, more than 121,000 federal employees in Washington would have been forced to work without pay or be furloughed.

U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Everett, believes a fractured Republican party has been the cause of the latest dysfunction in Congress.

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A government shutdown won’t be good for anyone and shouldn’t be used as a bargaining chip, Larsen said in an interview Monday. It was narrowly avoided Saturday after Congress passed a short-term funding bill, keeping the government afloat until Nov. 17.

In the case of a shutdown, 130,000 people across Washington would be kicked off the Women and Children Nutrition Program providing food for low-income mothers and their families. Seattle Paine Field International Airport in Everett also couldn’t train new air traffic controllers, creating lengthy travel delays here and at other regional airports.

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