The government could open again as soon as Congress reconvenes (“How might Marylanders be affected by the looming partial government shutdown?” Dec. 22). All it takes is a veto-proof majority voting for a funding bill without any wall funding. Do the Republicans have enough concern for their constituents and enough regard for orderly, responsible government to insist that the question of a wall be separated from all the other essential business of government and discussed on its own merits?
Katharine W. Rylaarsdam, Baltimore
