MADISON, Wis. —  As October creeps in, Wisconsin Republicans are sounding the alarm on the Democrats’ reckless government shutdown – a true House of Horrors that’s haunting hardworking Americans and Wisconsinites alike. This partisan nightmare, orchestrated by extreme Democrats in Washington, is jeopardizing vital lifelines for our heroes, families, and communities, turning the American Dream into a ghostly apparition.

In this chilling saga of shutdown terror, homeless veterans are left wandering in the dark without low-income rental assistance. Programs designed to provide shelter and stability for these warriors are now trapped in a web of bureaucratic ghouls, forcing our veterans to face eviction horrors that no patriot should endure. Wisconsin’s veterans, who have already sacrificed so much, deserve better than this Democrat-induced fright fest.

The terror doesn’t stop there. Critical veterans’ care and assistance programs are vanishing like phantoms in the night, leaving those who served our nation without the medical support and resources they earned. Meanwhile, low-income women, infants, and children across Wisconsin are starving for help as food assistance programs like WIC flicker out, condemning families to a hunger that’s scarier than any monster under the bed.

Adding to the dread, millions of Americans, including countless Wisconsinites in flood-prone areas, are watching their flood insurance evaporate into thin air, exposing homes and livelihoods to catastrophic deluges without warning. And for our Main Street entrepreneurs, the shutdown is a killer blow: SBA loans that fuel small business survival and growth are frozen in a crypt of inaction, strangling job creators and local economies in a vise of uncertainty.

“Democrats have opened the doors to this House of Horrors, inviting chaos and suffering into the lives of everyday Wisconsinites,” said Wisconsin GOP Chairman Brian Schimming. “While they play political games, our veterans are left homeless, families go hungry, and businesses teeter on the brink of collapse. It’s time to exorcise this shutdown demon. Republicans stand ready to pass clean funding bills and restore order before this nightmare consumes us all.”

Wisconsin Republicans call on Democrats to abandon their extreme agenda and join us in passing responsible funding measures. Our state can’t afford another minute in this haunted limbo. Let’s banish the ghosts of gridlock and deliver the security our people deserve.