Every year, hardworking families sit around their kitchen tables and make sure their bills are paid. They don’t get to “shut down” their household if they miss a deadline. They make adjustments, tighten their belts, and do what’s necessary to keep the lights on and food on the table. Congress should be held to the same standard.

Unfortunately, Washington has developed a dangerous habit of letting partisanship produce government shutdown after government shutdown. In this recent episode of the government shutdown saga, House Republicans did their job. We passed a plan endorsed by President Donald Trump to keep the government open and funded. But because of Senate Democrats and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), we are staring down the possibility of another disastrous government shutdown on Wednesday.