Short YouTube testimonial-style video (uploaded Oct 14, 2025) in which everyday Americans—Amy Smolligan, Nikki Ellis, Zach Bennett and others—describe how a government shutdown is harming families and farmers. Speakers give personal examples (lost paychecks, farm impacts) and direct calls to reopen the government, naming Senator Chuck Schumer and urging the Senate to pass a clean continuing resolution.
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When one family member loses a paycheck and we all live paycheck to paycheck, what it does to a family unit. So I call on the Democrats to open the government and stop this petting us so we can all get back to work.
Chuck Schumer, Things are not getting better.
Because of the shutdown.
Every day that is not getting better.
I'm Nikki Ellis, an American hawk farmer. The government shutdown affects us even here on our farm. We need USDA rolling full steam ahead.
Every day that our government is shut down, hard working Americans suffer. Senator Schumer is keeping our government shut down which is hurting us farmers. The Senate needs to pass the House Republicans clean continuing resolution and reopen our government.
My name is Zach Bennett and I'm an American farmer. Each day that this government shutdown continues, it is hurting the American farmer and hurting the American public.
The shutdown is affecting our family and friends.
It's not getting.
Any easier for hard working Americans.
Every day is not getting better for hardworking Americans because of the shutdown. Chuck Schumer, House Republicans have done their job and now it's time for you to do your job and reopen our government. My name is Amy Smolligan. I'm a Michigander. Due to the government shutdown, I can tell you life is not getting easier for the average hard working American. The Republicans have done their job. Chuck Schumer, it's time to do yours.