Palmer Votes to End the Schumer Shutdown

For Immediate Release

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) to end the longest government shutdown in the history of the United States. Following his vote in favor of reopening the government, Representative Gary Palmer (AL-06) released the following statement:

“For over 40 days, the Democrats have held the government hostage in exchange for a radical wish list and campaign support from Marxist billionaires. In doing so, families have gone without paychecks, SNAP and WIC benefits have run out of funding, and travel plans have been disrupted for many Americans by thousands of flights being cancelled or delayed. Finally, eight Senate Democrats came to their senses and joined Republicans in passing this CR and putting this shutdown nightmare behind us,” said Rep. Palmer.

Rep. Palmer continued, “Not only does this reopen the government, but it also approves three full-year appropriation bills by a line-by-line process. We must bring regular order back to our appropriations process by ending backroom omnibus deals and holiday fiscal cliffs. This is a good start, and I look forward to passing the final nine appropriations bills before the January 30 deadline so we can get Congress back on track.”