All posts tagged "Continuing Resolution"

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), who voted against the continuing resolution to prevent a government shutdown, declared that Senate Democrats should put up a fight and not give in so easily to passing the bill.

Sen. Chuck Schumer (R-NY) was roundly criticized after announcing Thursday that he was bucking his party and voting yes on the CR. Schumer argued that voting for the measure would thwart Donald Trump and Elon Musk's ambitions of a government shutdown that would make it easier to get rid of federal workers.

Moskowitz told CNN's Wolf Blitzer Friday that he voted against the CR primarily because Republicans wouldn't include his amendment to protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid from any future DOGE cuts. ...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) slammed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for claiming the GOP's stopgap funding bill won't cut entitlements like Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security.

Crockett appeared on CNN Tuesday after Johnson's morning press conference during which he blamed Democrats for "lying" about the cuts.

"Wolf, you've been talking about a stopgap," Crockett said to anchor Wolf Blitzer. "Everybody is talking about a stopgap. The continuing resolution. But it's not a stopgap. Right? Because, for everyone at home, just know that our bills, when we do appropriations, they are for one year, and they go from September to September. This isn't a stopgap. They've not been able to pass their own appropriations bills out of the House in the entire year. And so now they want to do this all the way to September. They never would have passed the appropriations!"...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) slammed Democrats for "lying" about the House Republicans' funding bill that he claimed will pass the House on Tuesday.

In a press conference from Capitol Hill Tuesday morning, Johnson declared "we'll have the votes" to pass the funding bill and avert a government shutdown.

Johnson accused the Democrats of concocting a smear campaign against the GOP's continuing resolution. ...