Leading national associations are highlighting the array of negative consequences that would befall the industries and people they represent unless the federal government avoids a shutdown. Republicans are seeking to implement a seven-week spending bill to buy time to fund the government, but Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), are not cooperating.
In a statement obtained by Breitbart News, the U.S. Travel Association urged Congress to avert a shutdown, as government funding is set to expire on Wednesday, October 1.
“On behalf of the U.S. Travel Association, which represents all components of the $1.3 trillion U.S. travel industry, I write to urge Congress to act swiftly to keep the federal government open and avoid a shutdown,” a spokesperson for the
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