It's time for Congress to stop relying on short-term funding that brings uncertainty to federal agencies, our military, our economy, and our families.
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They also "own" the 3rd continuing resolution we've voted on since funding ran out last September.https://twitter.com/CharlieCookDC/status/953255277578645504 …
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So many of my colleagues join me in opposing a CR-- not just because of policy differences-- but because they are tired of passing stopgap measures.
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The American people have also had enough of short-term extensions and are tired of Congress not coming together to fix our nation’s problems.
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Unfortunately, this bill once again fails to tackle the difficult issues that have been used as justification for the previous stopgap bills.
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Rs will say a vote against this CR is a vote to shutdown the government, but CRs are not how we're supposed to fund the government. We need real budgeting and appropriation bills.
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"If the government closes and its employees are furloughed, it will be the first time under unified party control of Congress and the White House."https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/trump-upends-gop-strategy-to-avoid-shutdown-with-call-to-settle-childhood-insurance-impasse/2018/01/18/be61af62-fc56-11e7-a46b-a3614530bd87_story.html?utm_term=.6c1521ba1111 …
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Instead of wasting money and time on more continuing resolutions, I challenge my colleagues to get to work and legislate-- the job we were sent here to do.
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They’ve got the votes...it’s their fractured party!
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