Hageman Votes No on Yet Another Government Funding Extension
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted against yet another continuing resolution to extend government funding. This continuing resolution would provide one week of new funding and move deadlines to March 8th and March 22nd, with no changes from FY2023, the largest spending bill ever passed by Congress.
Rep. Hageman stated, “While I appreciate that Speaker Johnson believes that the House and Senate are moving closer to an agreement among leadership, we cannot continue the ridiculous spending being carried forward with each new extension of FY2023 appropriations. We are now on our 4th continuation of kicking of the can down the road and with each passing day, thousands more illegals enter our nation and millions more dollars are added to our debt.
“As I have repeatedly said, our nation is 34 trillion dollars in debt and over 10 million people have illegally crossed our southern border. Both problems are unsustainable and threaten the safety, security, and very future of our country. We must secure the border and make substantial spending cuts – and if shutting down the government is what it takes for these serious issues to finally be addressed, then we must do it now.”
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