FGA Encourages Passage of a Clean CR to End the Government Shutdown
Republican Leaders extended an olive branch with a bipartisan, clean CR deal, and Senate Democrats should take it.
NAPLES, FL—Today, the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) calls on Democrats to join their Republican colleagues in passing a clean continuing resolution (CR) and bringing an end to the shutdown they forced upon the American people. This is the same bipartisan agreement Democrats in Congress supported just six months ago. Rather than continuing with the status quo to keep the government open, Democrats have voted for a shutdown in pursuit of $1.5 trillion in new welfare spending, including billions of dollars for illegal aliens.
“The clean CR before the Senate is nothing more than a date change on the same bipartisan spending plan Republicans and Democrats agreed to back in March. This is not the end of democracy or an ‘authoritarian power grab’—it’s a generous status quo agreement,” said Tarren Bragdon, President and CEO at the Foundation for Government Accountability.“Now, instead of accepting that offer and keeping the government open, Democrats are forcing a shutdown while demanding $1.5 trillion in new spending on fringe leftist priorities that the American people already rejected.”
“Voters have spoken loud and clear: They don’t want taxpayer dollars funding welfare for illegal aliens or the billions more wasted through fraud and abuse,” continued Bragdon. “It’s time to pass a clean CR, reopen the government, and allow both parties to negotiate a funding plan without holding the American people hostage to partisan, unpopular demands.”
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