This Shutdown Deadline Drama is Not Normal
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This Shutdown Deadline Drama is Not Normal If the current appropriations process feels especially chaotic this time around, you are absolutely correct. Here’s why:
So here we are. The continuing resolution keeping government open expires at midnight Nov. 17, leaving Congress nine days to avoid a shutdown. While the Senate has passed appropriations bills with bipartisan support that adhere to the spending levels already agreed upon by both Democrats and Republicans earlier this year, the new House leadership team continues to violate the terms of that deal and push for poison pill policy riders and spending cuts deep enough to cause furloughs. The situation is bleak, but there is still time. Once again, we must unite and ask Congress to provide agencies with the funding they need to ensure you can do your work serving the American people and avoid a shutdown. Elected officials need to stop playing politics and do their jobs so you can do yours! |
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