Fetterman laments ‘pushing the snooze button’ with spending deal
Jenny Goldsberry
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Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) slammed the continuing resolution passed by both chambers despite voting for it.
Congress passed the 45-day continuing resolution that prevented a government shutdown and partially funded the government until the chambers could agree on a complete budget. President Joe Biden signed it in the final hour before the deadline of Oct. 1.
HOUSE PASSES 45-DAY CONTINUING RESOLUTION, SENDING BILL TO SENATE HOURS BEFORE SHUTDOWN
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“I voted at 8:30pm on a Saturday night, that’s my job,” Fetterman said in a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter. “But the American people should never have to worry about their government shutting down. Pushing the snooze button solves nothing, because these same losers will try to pull the same s*** in 45 days.”
This CR includes all of Biden’s $16 billion supplemental request for disaster relief and funds the government at fiscal 2023 levels. It passed in the House with a 335-91 vote and in the Senate with an 88-9 vote. Only one Democratic congressman voted against the resolution, Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL).
“I voted yes tonight to keep the government open, but I’m done normalizing this dysfunction,” Fetterman went on. “This is not entertainment, it’s governance. We must not allow the Freedom Caucus to turn our government into The Steve Wilkos Show.”
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The government has not shut down since the December 2018 shutdown, which lasted 35 days, ending in January 2019. The last year that Congress completed all appropriation bills on time was 1996.
Congress has approved appropriation bills within the start of the fiscal year only four times in the last 40 years.