Minnesota Congressman Brad Finstad sees the end of the federal government shutdown as welcome news, but argues the entire standoff should never have happened. “This was completely avoidable, this was unnecessary,” said Finstad. “It was the worst of the political theater that we’ve seen in quite some time in this country and it’s unfortunate, but I’m happy that the adults in the room were able to prevail.” Looking ahead, Finstad wants Congress to return to bipartisan work on remaining farm bill issues. “It’s my hope that we don’t see this continued defiance of governing by the Democrats, and hopefully they have got their hissy fit over and we can get back to doing the people’s business.”
