Military Associations, Including AFA, Call on Congress to End Shutdown

The shutdown — and the House’s inaction — helps pave Congress’ path to irrelevance

Where’s Congress? The institution is unwilling to assert itself as an equal branch of government. (4X6, iStock/Getty Images Plus)Many Americans will be voting on Election Day — or have already cast votes — in races for statewide office, local positions and on ballot initiatives with major implications for democracy. Congress is not on the ballot this November, but it will be in the 2026 midterms. A year from now, Americans in every state and dis…

Military Associations, Including AFA, Call on Congress to End Shutdown

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Six leading military associations pressed congressional leadership to restore federal funding and end the month-long government shutdown today in a letter to House and Senate majority and minority leadership.