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House member urges passage of continuing appropriations act to reopen government and fund FY26 priorities
Summary
A Representative on the House floor urged colleagues to pass the "Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs, and Extension Act of 2026," saying the measure would reopen the federal government, restore services and pay federal workers.
A Representative on the House floor urged colleagues to pass the "Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs, and Extension Act of 2026," saying the measure would reopen the federal government, restore services and pay federal workers.
"Let's reopen the government and get back to work," the Representative said, arguing the bill "reopens the government, restores critical services, and puts an end to the needless hardship Democrats have inflicted on the country."
The member framed the bill as a practical response to a recent shutdown, saying shutdowns "never change the outcome" and that the only cost is borne by the…
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