Grimm joined bipartisan group to reopen government
New York City’s only Republican in congress said he reached across the aisle to work with Democrats to help resolve the three-week-long impasse in Washington and get the federal government reopened.
U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm (R-C-Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights-Staten Island) was a member of a House bipartisan working group that worked on a deal to get the government up and running again and avoid defaulting on our nation’s debt.
The House and Senate voted on Oct. 16 to accept a deal to reopen the government and raise the nation’s debt ceiling so that the country could avoid defaulting on its debts. Politico reported that House Speaker John Boehner reached across the aisle and got the bill passed with votes from Democrats. The House approved the bill by 285-144. The Senate margin was 81-18 to approve the legislation.