Manufacturers to Congress: Pass a Clean CR, Reopen the Government
October 29, 2025
Dear Majority Leader Thune, Minority Leader Schumer, Speaker Johnson and Minority Leader Jeffries:
An open and fully functioning government is essential to the growth of the American economy, the success of manufacturers across the country and the wellbeing of our communities. When the government is shuttered, it stifles our ability to invest in our communities and our people. And it diminishes faith in our institutions.
To ensure President Trump’s tax and regulatory agenda unleashes opportunity for the American people, the federal government should be doing everything in its power to support manufacturers’ ability to invest, create jobs and grow. That requires reopening the government without further delay, and a clean continuing resolution is the swiftest and most effective way to achieve that.
The consequences of a government shutdown extend far beyond the halls of federal office buildings. It slows down the critical safety approvals of products on which families depend, especially lifesaving health care products. Inspections of new facilities, including manufacturing facilities and power plants, grind to a halt—meaning newly completed factories sit idle and valuable sources of power cannot be added to the grid. Permitting becomes next to impossible, and housing projects, retail construction, data centers, manufacturing production lines, infrastructure projects and other job-creating investments cannot break ground.
With each passing day, the American people suffer new losses, and businesses remain stuck in neutral. It is time to move forward and allow the federal government to get back to work for Americans and their communities.
Sincerely,