DeGette: Stop-Gap Spending Bills Are the Wrong Solution
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, said she voted against today's stopgap spending bill because such short-term continuing resolutions create inconsistency and unpredictability in running the federal government and only prolong political gamesmanship.
"It's understandable that President Donald J. Trump wouldn't want to mark his 100th day in office with the ultimate failure in federal management, shutting the government down. Nor is a shutdown in anyone's interest. However, a one-week stopgap spending bill is not the right solution," DeGette said. "Congressional Republicans and Democrats agreed last year to certain parameters for the federal budget, but these have been cast in doubt during the past few weeks as proposals for poison-pill riders have been made. Today's vote only drags out these political games. Meanwhile, federal agencies that need to make decisions about responsibly allocating their remaining funds for this fiscal year are left in limbo. This is no way to run a government."