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Mallory Wilson


NextImg:Boebert says no to stopgap bill as government shutdown looms

Rep. Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican, has joined the ranks of GOP members who say they won’t support a stopgap bill that would extend the spending budget deadline.

The government’s budget expires Sept. 30, and the House has submitted only four of 12 appropriations bills. A stopgap bill, also known as a continuing resolution, has been suggested to keep the government from shutting down.

“A continuing resolution is not a budget process,” Ms. Boebert wrote on X Sunday. “It just continues the same levels of spending for longer. Our national debt grows. The overspending continues. We spend $2 TRILLION more than we bring in as a government. If we don’t start cutting now, then when do we start?”

Montana Republican Rep. Matt Rosendale, also on X, wrote, “For months, I have made it very clear that I will not be supporting a CR. A CR is a continuation of Nancy Pelosi’s budget and Joe Biden’s policies.”

If Congress passes the legislation, or a CR, it would extend the current spending bill until another decision is made regarding the 2024 spending bill.

“No policy riders in the CR. So it’s all the policies from last year’s Democrat appropriations, with an 8% cut,” Republican Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene wrote on X. “Plus the border bill, but no E-Verify. I’m a NO. No money for Ukraine, COVID or weaponized gov.”

A new stopgap measure was introduced Friday by the Problem Solvers Caucus, a bipartisan caucus that was roughly 60 House members. Caucus member Rep. Don Bacon, Nebraska Republican, introduced the Bipartisan Keep America Open Act with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, Pennsylvania Republican, and Democratic Reps. Ed Case of Hawaii and Jared Golden of Maine.

Mr. Bacon believes this legislation has a chance because it would fund the government at the current fiscal year’s level, much lower than the proposed $1.471 trillion. It also would keep the government running until Jan. 11, while the other bills have aimed to keep it open for a 30-day window.

• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.