Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler Calls On GOP Colleagues To End Shutdown: It's Time To 'Face Reality' [View all]

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Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler Calls On GOP Colleagues To End Shutdown: It's Time To 'Face Reality'

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.) broke ranks from many fellow Republicans Tuesday evening, calling on her party to give up hope of blocking Obamacare in the budget fight.

"Nothing positive will be achieved by prolonging this shutdown any longer, or crossing the debt limit threshold," Herrera Beutler said in a statement. "It’s time for my colleagues to face reality."

Until Tuesday, Herrera Beutler, known as a moderate, had not been among the Republicans calling for a clean continuing resolution to reopen the federal government. She said she stayed silent because she wanted to "give House Republican leaders leeway to craft the best deal they could."

"But it’s time to reopen the government and ensure we don’t default on our debt," she said in her statement. "I will not vote for poison pills that have no chance of passing the Senate or being signed into law."

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Full article here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/15/jamie-herrera-beutler-shutdown_n_4103752.html

It's a shame that the republicans did not realize that the time 'to face reality' was the day that they were sworn into office.