Last night, all 100 senators agreed to proceed to a vote on funding the government through mid-February. Then, the Senate voted 69-28 to approve the continuing resolution. A win for bipartisanship? Hardly. Instead, it was another prime example of government dysfunction. The Senate has failed to pass any of the 12 annual appropriations bills that fund everything the government does, making the stopgap measure necessary to avert a shutdown. So even passage without drama would have been nothing to praise.
Averted Shutdown Is No Cause for Celebration
Averted Shutdown Is No Cause for Celebration
Averted Shutdown Is No Cause for Celebration
Last night, all 100 senators agreed to proceed to a vote on funding the government through mid-February. Then, the Senate voted 69-28 to approve the continuing resolution. A win for bipartisanship? Hardly. Instead, it was another prime example of government dysfunction. The Senate has failed to pass any of the 12 annual appropriations bills that fund everything the government does, making the stopgap measure necessary to avert a shutdown. So even passage without drama would have been nothing to praise.