WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release:

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Suozzi Statement on Government Shutdown

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"At midnight, a terrible shutdown begins. 'My way or the highway' is no way to run a government in a democracy. Negotiating is how you keep a government open, not stonewalling the other side.

Let's sit down, Democrats and Republicans, and hammer out a deal to:

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