Press Releases

Ahead of the House vote to reopen the government following the Democrat shutdown, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) is touting key stakeholder support for the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026. Stakeholder support for the Senate-passed legislation comes in addition to countless organizations’ continued calls for a clean continuing resolution since the shutdown began.

Here’s what stakeholders are saying:

Airlines for America:

“On behalf of every American traveler and shipper, Airlines for America is grateful that the Senate is considering a bipartisan agreement to reopen the federal government and pay the essential air traffic controllers, TSA and CBP officers for the essential work they do every day.”

American Airlines:

“American Airlines applauds Majority Leader Thune and both Democratic and Republican Senators who showed real leadership in reaching a compromise, which if adopted, would reopen the government. We urge the Senate and the House to pass this bill immediately, so we can restore reliability for our customers. For 40 days, federal aviation workers haven't been paid, and our customers have endured thousands of delays and cancellations due to the government shutdown. It’s imperative that we get the hardworking aviation safety and security professionals paid, and that we get the country moving again.”

American Federation of Government Employees:

“AFGE is grateful to the Senators who fought to ensure that federal employees’ job security is not hanging in the balance while they determine spending levels. Federal employees, a third of whom are veterans, are patriotic Americans and they should never have to stand in line at food banks because Congress has refused to do its job. We strongly urge the House of Representatives to pass this continuing resolution and for President Trump to sign it immediately.”

American Resolve:

“Insurers and the Democrats in their pockets have been holding the government hostage over Obamacare subsidies—and hardworking Americans are paying the price. It’s time for Congress to put the American people first and reopen the government.”

Americans for Prosperity:

“Senator Thune’s resolve helped break the impasse and restore essential services to the American people. His leadership stands in stark contrast to Democratic lawmakers who repeatedly blocked clean funding resolutions—voting 14 times against reopening the government, despite having supported similar measures under President Biden. Now that Democrats have supported essentially the same funding bill the House passed through the end of November, there shouldn’t be any doubt that this was purely political and never should have happened. We encourage the House to move quickly to finish the job and reopen the government for the American people.”

American Bankers Association, America’s Credit Unions, Association of Military Banks of America, Consumer Bankers Association, Defense Credit Union Council, Financial Services Forum, Mortgage Bankers Association and National Bankers Association:

“We welcome news of the bipartisan deal to reopen the government. The time has come to end the shutdown and the damage it’s doing to the U.S. economy and to communities. We urge lawmakers to support this agreement, bring the shutdown to an end and resolve their remaining policy differences with the government open and functioning.”

AXPC:

“The ongoing government shutdown puts American energy security at unnecessary risk. Every day without funding increases the chance of harmful disruptions to oil and natural gas development on federal lands – disruptions that could drive up costs for consumers who depend on affordable, reliable energy. AXPC urges Congress to pass the government funding deal and reopen the federal government to protect American energy production.”

Business Roundtable:

“BRT welcomes Senate passage of legislation to reopen the federal government. We urge the House to swiftly pass the measure and end the economic disruption caused by the shutdown.”

Coalition Against Socialized Medicine: 

“This isn’t about policy, it’s about protecting profits. Democrats are blocking progress so big insurers can keep padding their pockets with costly, junk coverage. Americans are paying the price. Pass the bill.”

Club for Growth:

“After 40 days of theatrics that accomplished absolutely nothing, enough Senate Democrats finally decided to do their job and voted to end the Schumer Shutdown filibuster to begin the process to reopen the government. This is a clear win for President Trump and Republicans on Capitol Hill!”

Delta Airlines:

“Delta Air Lines implores Congress to immediately pass a clean continuing resolution to reopen the government so that our air traffic controllers, TSA and CPB officers charged with the safety and efficiency of our national airspace can collect the paychecks they deserve. Missed paychecks only increases the stress on these essential workers, many of whom are already working mandatory overtime to keep our skies safe and secure. It’s thanks to these federal employees that Delta is able to carry more than 500,000 daily customers on 5,000 daily flights. A system under stress must be slowed down, reducing efficiency and causing delays for the millions of people who take to the skies every day.”

Heritage Action:

“Since the beginning of this pointless shutdown, Heritage Action has urged Senate Democrats to ‘save themselves from their leadership’ and reverse course. Over 40 days later, after needlessly causing harm across the country - from delaying air travel, to forcing federal employees to work without pay, to threatening assistance for American families - Senate Democrats finally bucked Chuck Schumer and their radical leftist base and caved, with nothing to show for it. Heritage Action applauds President Trump, Vice President Vance, Speaker Johnson, Leader Thune, and congressional Republicans for standing firm and refusing to negotiate while Democrats hold the government hostage. It’s time to go on offense, make Washington remember who it works for, and put Americans first.”

Independent Women's Forum:

“On the 40th day of the federal government shutdown, there’s finally a deal. Bipartisanship won the day as Republicans, joined by a handful of Democrats, voted to reopen the government.”

International Franchise Association:

“The franchise community relies on certainty and stability, and it has been hurt by the government shutdown over the past 40 days. We are pleased to see that senators voted to reopen the government and that the congressional logjam may soon break. Franchise owners and workers alike have paid the shutdown price, through delays in essential access to capital, federal contract business, and consumer uncertainty. Yesterday’s bipartisan vote in the U.S. Senate is an encouraging sign that the federal government may soon reopen and lawmakers can get back to business – and hopefully, move forward with the American Franchise Act, which would usher in a new wave of Main Street growth and prosperity.”

Modern Skies Coalition:

“The government shutdown has disrupted that work and slowed the strong momentum we have built for modernization. But the shutdown is having a much more direct, immediate impact. The job of keeping aviation safe and secure is tough every day, but forcing federal employees to do it without pay is unacceptable. Without immediate government action, the federal employees charged with the safety of our aviation system are missing paychecks again this week. We owe public servants at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other agencies supporting aviation, like the National Transportation Safety Board, the Transportation Security Administration and Customs and Border Protection, a debt of gratitude and a swift ending to this shutdown.”

National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA):

“The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) thanks Appropriations Chair Collins and Vice Chair Murray for their extraordinary efforts to bring this prolonged government shutdown to a conclusion. NATCA endorses their proposed solution and urges its immediate passage through the Senate and House of Representatives. Air traffic controllers and other aviation safety professionals NATCA represents will receive a second zero-dollar paycheck Monday. For this nation’s air traffic controllers, who continue working during the shutdown, missing just one full paycheck was a significant hardship as it would be for all working Americans. It is not acceptable that they have now endured a full month without pay. This is not sustainable and must end today.”

National Association of Manufacturers:

“Manufacturers commend the Senate for advancing legislation that brings us closer to reopening the government. Certainty and stability are key for our economy and for manufacturing in America.”

National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA):

“On behalf of the electrical construction industry, with more than 4,000 electrical contractors and over 500,000 skilled workers across the country, the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) urges the House of Representatives to act without delay and pass the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R. 5371). This critical legislation represents a clean continuing resolution that maintains government funding at current levels through January 30th and provides full-year appropriations for several key sectors, including military construction, an area where NECA members regularly perform essential work. Continued funding in this space is especially important to ensure the timely delivery of vital projects that support our nation’s defense infrastructure. With hundreds of federal construction projects already underway, NECA contractors are increasingly experiencing funding disruptions and are deeply concerned about their ability to meet contractual obligations if these lapses persist. A continued shutdown would impose significant financial strain on contractors and small businesses that are simply working to fulfill their commitments to the federal government. NECA respectfully urges the House to move swiftly to approve H.R. 5371, open the government shutdown, and ensure that our members can continue building and maintaining essential infrastructure to restore American energy dominance.”

National Restaurant Association:

“The restaurant industry is calling for action. We are urging lawmakers to quickly pass the bipartisan package to reopen the government.”

National Retail Federation: 

“The retail industry serves as a barometer for the U.S. economy, and the ramifications from the shutdown have been felt by retail businesses of all types and sizes. The continuing resolution would fund the government through Jan. 31, 2026, and restore essential government services while allowing Congress and the administration to negotiate a longer-term funding solution. We urge you to vote “Yes” on this critical legislation.”

SBA Pro Life America:

“Thank you, Leader Thune and Senate Republicans, for firmly rejecting Democrat demands to force taxpayers to fund abortions through Obamacare as the price for their votes to reopen the government. For more than a month, Democrats kept the government shut down over Obamacare – the single largest departure from the Hyde Amendment and expansion of abortion since Roe v. Wade. When government subsidizes abortion, more unborn Americans lose their lives and more women suffer. As this bill moves to the House, we urge representatives to stand as firmly against pro-abortion Democrat demands as their colleagues in the Senate. This is what the pro-life base expects, and SBA Pro-Life America will score against any vote to extend Obamacare subsidies that sidesteps Hyde.”

SBE Council:

“SBE Council strongly supports the minibus package passed by the U.S. Senate that provides full funding for key programs and extends the CR through January 30, 2026. We urge all U.S. House members to vote in support of the legislation. Returning the federal government to full operations is critical to small businesses across the country – indeed all Americans – as the cascading pain caused by the shutdown has taken a toll on confidence and pummeled important sectors of our economy. The country never should have been put through the shutdown pain fueled by political gamesmanship. If the reasonable House-passed CR was embraced by Senate Democrats more than 40 days ago, deliberations could have continued on spending bills and the enhanced Obamacare subsidies, as they now will, and the government could have remained open and functional.”

Southwest Airlines: 

“Southwest Airlines strongly supports the government funding compromise that cleared the Senate on Monday (Nov. 10) and is currently before the U.S. House of Representatives. The government shutdown must end, and so must the disruption caused to our Customers and the federal employees who are being forced to work without pay to keep us safe. We strongly urge the House of Representatives to immediately pass this bipartisan measure.”

US Chamber of Commerce:

“The U.S. Chamber continues to call for an immediate end to the current government shutdown and applauds the Senators who have worked across the aisle to identify a path forward to reopening. Each day that the government remains closed is another day that our nation’s economic and national security are at risk. We call for swift passage of the package released today to reopen and fund the government.”

Comprehensive list of stakeholders supporting the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026:

Airlines for America, Airports Council International - North America, American Airlines, American Bankers Association, American Federation of Government Employees, American Resolve, Americans for Prosperity, American Bankers Association, America’s Credit Unions, Association of Military Banks of America, Consumer Bankers Association, Defense Credit Union Council, Financial Services Forum, Mortgage Bankers Association and National Bankers Association, AXPC, Business Roundtable, Coalition Against Socialized Medicine, Club for Growth, Delta Airlines, Heritage Action, Independent Women's Forum, International Franchise Association, Modern Skies Coalition, National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), National Association of Manufacturers, National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), National Restaurant Association, National Retail Federation, SBA Pro Life America, SBE Council, Southwest Airlines, and US Chamber of Commerce