U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Huntsville) criticized his colleagues on the other side of aisle for continuing to vote against funding the federal government.

The government shut down continued into it’s ninth day on Thursday as a majority of Democrats in the Senate again voted against a continuing resolution that would re-open the government.

Strong discussed the issue during an appearance on News Nation and spoke to the negative impacts to national security.

“Well, DHS, of course, TSA, border security, these are the ones that they’re out there every day and might not be getting a check,” Strong said. “People are sick of it. You look at air traffic control right now, we’ve had a couple of locations that have closed, but I can assure you this, that we believe in what they’re doing, we know wh

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