WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after voting to pass a continuing resolution that will avoid a government shutdown:
“As I have said many times, each year we have a responsibility to fund the government and keep it open. That is a priority, and that is why I voted for this continuing resolution. While I am glad we took the responsible step to avoid a shutdown—which would have a detrimental impact on our armed forces, planned research projects, and other basic government functions—we should not have been in this predicament in the first place. We have done our work on the Appropriations Committee, but Leader Schumer’s inaction on these committee-passed bills has forced us into the current ‘govern by CR’ scenario. I look forward to working with my colleagues on a more permanent funding solution to prevent further uncertainty,” Senator Capito said.
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