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Representative from Oklahoma urges passage of clean continuing resolution, warns against added riders
Summary
A Representative from Oklahoma urged colleagues on the House floor to approve a clean continuing resolution to keep the federal government funded and to avoid attaching unrelated policy provisions, saying negotiations on three appropriations bills should proceed separately.
A Representative from Oklahoma urged colleagues on the House floor to approve a clean continuing resolution (CR) to keep the federal government funded and said unrelated policy changes should be debated separately. "You got exactly what you asked for. You asked for a clean CR. You got a clean CR," the Representative said.
The remarks matter because the Representative framed added policy riders as a trigger for a political confrontation that could produce a government shutdown, and he said ongoing negotiations on three appropriations bills are the appropriate forum for other policy issues. "You asked for negotiations on the three bills. Those negotiations are underway,…
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