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County speaker warns congressional gridlock could trigger shutdown that would hit St. Mary's County hard
Summary
An unidentified county speaker warned that a disagreement in Congress over Department of Homeland Security funding could prompt another federal shutdown and said that would disproportionately harm St. Mary's County because of the number of local federal workers.
An unidentified county speaker used a Groundhog Day reference to urge Congress to avoid another federal funding lapse, saying a new government shutdown would disproportionately harm St. Mary's County because of its sizable federal workforce.
"We're rapidly approaching the end of our current continuing resolution at the federal government level," the unidentified speaker said, and added that disagreement in Congress — especially over Department of Homeland Security funding — "could lead to another government shutdown." The speaker recalled a record-length shutdown earlier in the fiscal year and said, "It is disproportionately hard on our community in St. Mary's County because of how many federal workers we have." The speaker urged congressional action to keep the government open.
No local fiscal impacts or emergency preparations were announced; the remarks were framed as a warning and a public-appeal for federal lawmakers to act.
