Excuse given to me was this would force a government shutdown and would hurt military, their families, and veterans. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm......
I got the same reply from the Houston office. Also, was told that Cornball was sponsoring a bill with Ted Cruz to defund obamacare. Told the lady that actually it would be great to shut down the gubmint.
The kid played dumb when I called, now he has his talking points.