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Ohio’s newly sworn-in Senator Jon Husted appeared on Friday’s Wake Up America to warn about the human cost of the ongoing federal government shutdown and to urge both sides to come together before more Americans suffer. Husted — who was appointed to the Senate earlier this year after serving Ohio for years in state government — made clear he wants pragmatic solutions, not political theater.
The practical fallout is already here: federal officials have announced a sweeping 10 percent reduction in flights at 40 high‑volume airports beginning Friday as the FAA trims capacity to preserve safety amid mounting staffing shortages. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and FAA leadership have said these measures are necessary because air traffic controllers and TSA agents have been working unpaid since the shutdown began, forcing airlines to trim schedules and cancel flights.
This shutdown began on October 1, 2025, and has stretched into late November, making it the longest in modern memory and inflicting real harm on families trying to travel for work and for Thanksgiving. Millions of Americans are feeling the squeeze — from federal workers missing paychecks to taxpayers facing delayed services — and the predictable chaos at airports is a wake‑up call that Washington’s dysfunction has consequences.
Senator Husted rightly urged bipartisan cooperation to relieve public suffering, but let’s be blunt: the American people are tired of excuses and Washington’s finger‑pointing. Democrats in the Senate have refused to back the House’s stopgap measures, and this stalemate has turned into a political weapon rather than a reasoned debate about policy. Conservatives want responsible, limited government, but we also want it to work for citizens when it matters most — and that means reopening the government now.
Republican leaders should use every tool available to put pressure on the people who are prolonging this shutdown while negotiating real, enforceable reforms that protect taxpayers. Husted’s plea for compromise shouldn’t be a call for surrender; it should be a demand that Democrats stop playing politics with people’s livelihoods and join Republicans in passing targeted fixes to get agencies back to serving Americans. The longer this goes on, the more voters will remember who stood in the way.
Hardworking Americans don’t want lectures from Washington elites — they want results and accountability. If your flight is canceled or your family’s government benefit is delayed, don’t accept platitudes: hold your representatives accountable at the ballot box and insist on leaders who put country over caucus. It’s time for senators on both sides to stop the theater, reopen the government, and stop inflicting needless pain on the very people they claim to represent.
