On Thursday, the House passed a bipartisan funding bill to keep our government running and continue to pay our troops, care for our vets, and provide Social Security benefits to our seniors.
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On Friday, Senate Democrats blocked that bipartisan funding bill using the power of the filibuster and refused to vote for anything at all unless their immigration policy demands are met.
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They don’t actually disagree with anything in the funding bill, but are holding it hostage and demanding that Congress pass totally unrelated immigration legislation.
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Today, I’m continuing to meet with members of both parties to try and come up with a solution and I’m hopeful we can make sure our essential government services across our country are up and running while we continue policy debates in Washington.
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Why did you wait 111 days to reauthorize
#CHIP ? It was so you could use it to put kids healthcare in a hostage situation. You guys are shameless!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Tying CHIP to the CR to score cheap political points is gross. CHIP should have passed months ago and can easily pass on its own. Don’t play games with the children of Kansas, thank you.
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