If Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler feels the shutdown of the federal government needs to end, as stated in her Jan. 6 op-ed, then why did she vote against HR 21 (the bill to reopen cabinet departments) and H.J. Res.1 (the continuing resolution to provide stopgap funding for Homeland Security until Feb. 8, allowing time for negotiations)?
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