It took the Republican majority in the House of Representatives six months and two speakers to fully fund the government for fiscal 2024.
Rather than repeat the same drama for 2025, Congress should pass a continuing resolution that fully funds the government until March. In doing so, Congress will give the public the opportunity to elect a new president, House, and Senate, giving them more control over the federal government’s spending priorities.
It would be different if the House and Senate were diligently working to pass appropriations bills with the intent to fund the federal government fully through regular order. But they are not. The House has passed just one of its 12 needed appropriations bills, and the Senate has passed none. With fewer than a dozen legislative days before the summer recess, these numbers are not expected to change.
The House and Senate have had their…
