DeGette Statement On Piecemeal Spending Bills

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement regarding her votes against the piecemeal spending bills the House Republican Leadership brought up for a vote this evening:

“As House Republicans presented three mini spending bills for our vote tonight, I have a simple message for them: Get real.

“We are nearly 24 hours into a shutdown that is hurting our economy and the American people, while they play games with piecemeal spending bills. This is no way to govern and our nation deserves better. The Republican leadership knows that the bipartisan votes are there to end this shutdown immediately, if they would simply allow a clean spending bill to be brought up for a vote.”