Senator Murray Statement on Republicans’ Yearlong Continuing Resolution
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair, issued the following statement on the yearlong continuing resolution (CR) released today by Republican leadership:
“Instead of working with Democrats to invest in working families and communities all across America, Speaker Johnson has rolled out a slush fund continuing resolution that would give Donald Trump and Elon Musk more power over federal spending—and more power to pick winners and losers, which threatens families in blue and red states alike.
“Congress—not Trump or Musk—should decide through careful bipartisan negotiations how to invest in our states and districts—and whether critical programs that support students, veterans, families, and patients get funded or not.
“Instead of turning the keys over to the Trump administration with this bill, Congress should immediately pass a short-term CR to prevent a shutdown and finish work on bipartisan funding bills that invest in families, keep America safe, and ensure our constituents have a say in how federal funding is spent.”
In addition to ceding vast discretion over federal spending to the Trump administration, Republicans’ CR cuts critical funding to invest in families and America’s future—and reneges on the funding levels agreed to as part of the Fiscal Responsibility Act. The bill cuts nondefense funding by $7 billion relative to the original FY24 agreement, and it cuts nondefense funding by $15 billion and defense by $3 billion relative to the FY25 FRA agreement.
More information about the yearlong CR is available HERE.
###
Next Article Previous Article