GOP continuing resolution or government shutdown: Senate Democrats face a tough choice.
House Republicans passed a continuing resolution (CR) Tuesday to fund the government at roughly the current level through September 2025. Now it goes to the Senate, and the Democrats find themselves faced with a tough decision: Should they vote in support of a spending bill they don’t support or let the current CR – and the funding for continued government operation – expire on Friday?
A Spending Bill to Get By On
On March 11, House Republicans managed to squeak their CR through on a mostly party-line vote of 217-213. Thomas Massie of Kentucky was the lone Republican to oppose the measure, while Jared Golden of Maine was the only Democrat to support it.
Rep. Golden said the CR isn’t perfect, but it’s better than a shutdown….
