U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach representing Minnesota's 7th Congressional District | Official U.S. House headshot
U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach representing Minnesota's 7th Congressional District | Official U.S. House headshot
U.S. Representative Michelle Fischbach, who serves Minnesota’s 7th district in Congress, has used her social media platform to criticize Senate Democrats regarding the ongoing government shutdown and its effects on Americans.
On October 9, 2025, Fischbach posted, "The cost is being passed on to every American." The following day, she addressed the actions of Senate Democrats during the shutdown: "Senate Democrats have voted SEVEN times to keep the government shut down and to NOT pay our troops and federal workers.
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@HouseGOP voted to continue our work and pay our troops." Later that same day, she reiterated her criticism by stating, "We are on day 10 of the government shutdown. Democrats refuse to hear from the American people. Senate Democrats have now voted SEVEN times to keep the government shut down."
Michelle Fischbach began representing Minnesota’s 7th congressional district in January 2021 after succeeding Collin Peterson. Before joining Congress, she served in the Minnesota Senate from 2017 to 2018. Born in Woodbury, Minnesota in 1965 and currently residing in Regal, Fischbach holds a BA from St. Cloud State University (1989) and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law (2011).
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