Senate Advances Continuing Resolution, Avoiding Government Shutdown

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Senate passed a continuing resolution (CR) today by a vote of 54 to 46, extending government funding through Sept. 30. The CR passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 217 to 213 on Tuesday.
After the Senate advanced the bill, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement:
“Despite Democrats fanning the flames of a government shutdown, both chambers worked with President Trump to pass this funding bill. This legislation makes the best of a bad situation by providing a much-needed boost to our defense and homeland security accounts and a substantial pay raise for junior enlisted troops. This is not the way to piece together a budget. Despite the Appropriations Committee passing nearly every full-year funding bill last July, Senator Schumer sat on them, leading to a logjam halfway through the fiscal year. It’s time to put Fiscal Year 2025 in the rearview mirror and I appreciate Leader Thune’s commitment to make funding the government through regular order a top priority.”
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