Valley representative Adam Gray breaks from Democrats on government shutdown vote

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Valley Rep. Adam Gray (CA-13) was one of six Democrats to vote in favor of the funding bill that will end the nation's longest government shutdown.

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The bill passed by a vote of 222-209, sending the measure to President Donald Trump's desk for final signature to reopen the government.

In a statement, Gray said "we shouldn't run a government by holding hungry families hostage."

"The recent government shutdown made one thing very clear: President Trump and his allies are far too comfortable using vulnerable Americans as political leverage. One of the first things they did during the shutdown was refuse to authorize emergency funds to cover food stamps, delaying Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program