“On the behalf of the two million members of The American Legion, I encourage Congress to quickly come to a consensus to keep the federal government open and functioning. We are very concerned about the impact of a shutdown on our uniformed personnel who may not get paid until the government reopens. Many of our servicemembers and their families do not have the cash reserves to rely upon in the absence of a regular paycheck and would suffer unnecessary disruption to their lives. The American Legion would be very disappointed if our elected officials cannot make the necessary compromises to keep the government open.”