WASHINGTON – Congress passed a bill today to fund the government through February 8.
A 17-day extension of federal government operation passed the Senate 81-18 (60 votes required) and the House 266-150. The federal government had been shut down all weekend.
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa issued the following statement after voting for legislation that would provide funds to re-open the federal government and end a three-day shutdown. The legislation includes a six-year extension of the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which Grassley voted for in the Senate Finance Committee and spoke in favor of on the Senate floor.
“It’s a shame it took three days and millions in wasted taxpayer dollars for common sense to prevail, but I’m glad it did. America’s men and women in uniform give so much in service to their country. They should never have to worry about their next paycheck. If it wasn’t political, it’s unclear why Democratic leaders voted against funding the government on Friday but voted for it on Monday. Thankfully, millions of families with kids who rely on the Children’s Health Insurance Program now know it will be extended for six years.
“There was no good reason to shut down the government for an unrelated issue everyone agrees will be addressed soon anyway. As was the case before the shutdown, I’ll continue to work with my colleagues on legislation to enact real border security, end chain migration and the diversity visa lottery program and provide DACA recipients with legal status.”
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement after Senate Democratic Leadership voted to end their shutdown:
“I am pleased that Senate Democrats ended their completely unnecessary shutdown and voted to reopen the federal government and ensure that our men and women in uniform receive the certainty and compensation they deserve.
“The reauthorization of CHIP is also critical to the approximately 80,000 Iowa children who depend on the program for access to important health care services, especially in rural and underserved areas.
“However, simply put, our federal government cannot continue ‘operating’ from one short-sighted, band-aid funding bill to another. It’s my hope that the House acts quickly to pass this legislation, and that my colleagues and I can work together in the weeks ahead to establish plans to responsibly fund our government long-term, while also finding a solution for DACA recipients.”
Its really come down to this.
50% of the population live off of the government
50% of the population work to fund the government
the 50% that fund it have had enough!
That’s the battle
Both blame the Democrats for the shutdown. Chuckles says why do it when” everyone knows will be addressed”. Well, now McConnell has committed to it publicly if the Republicans start to backpedal on it, there is proof that it was all political on the Republicans side. And that they are liars.
Does Schumer write your posts for you? Mindless drivel.
lol
The Federal Government is privately owned and the United States is not a “country ” it is a “corporation”, two videos proving the United States is a corporation not a country, 1.) https://youtu.be/xJ3z8ZqEiLQ, 2.) https://youtu.be/Cz4y0YuclHo, please research this subject.
You use YouTube as a source? What a Dumb Ass.
Anonymous, not so fast, youtube is the delivery system for a treasure of info. if one needs credentials there are loads of PHD’s and even MIT is on you tube teaching quantum physics, surely you know about D – Wave, CERN, quantum computers, singularity, AI, black goo/programmable matter and of course 5 G just to name a few topics, the two videos I posted have resources microfilmed actual documents,etc. one is the “act of 1871” when the United States was turned into a Corporation, not sure what you are talking about the videos have resources.
Fake!
Would you post evidence to support your responses, and I will post tons of videos from youtube made by professors with phds, in any topic, if credibility is what is in question.
Let’s start here with Harald Kautz Vella a German scientist, on topics of Chemtrails, Black Goo, https://youtu.be/j88BcgzzcTc.
BUILD THE WALL
Great job Joni. Now’s the time to take a hard stance in our country as the barbarians are at the gate, so to speak. You will only get one chance at it. Do what is right. It’s that simple.