WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) issued the following statement today on the consequences of a government shutdown for New Mexico:
"A government shutdown would be a raw deal for the people of New Mexico. To put it in perspective, as of February, our state's unemployment rate was 8.7 percent. A government shutdown could increase that by almost half. That's the equivalent of half the population of Las Cruces - nearly 50,000 people -- all being furloughed on the same day.
"The American people deserve both parties setting aside rigid ideologies and negotiating in good faith. I'm urging bipartisan compromise to overcome this impasse and make a deal before week's end."
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