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Oregon lawmakers find Trump at fault for federal shutdown

January 19, 2019

Members of Oregon's delegation to the U.S. Capitol have parked the blame for the partial government shutdown at the feet of one man: President Donald Trump.

"This is absolutely not the fault of the Democrats," Rep. Suzanne Bonamici said of the federal closure. "It's infuriating, it's unacceptable and it must end."

Bonamici was joined by like-minded colleagues Sen. Ron Wyden and Congressman Earl Blumenauer at the distribution bay of the Oregon Food Bank, 7900 N.E. 33rd Dr., on Friday, Jan. 18 — the 27th day since parts of the federal government ran out of funds in late December.