WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after he voted to extend government funding through December 20th:
“It’s a shame that the House Republicans are kicking the can down the road yet again. We are leaving Washington without passing a budget on time or providing any extension for the Farm Bill. It didn’t have to be this way. If House Republicans had only worked with the adults in the room to pass a full-year budget that works for the American people rather than partisan funding bills filled with extreme poison pill riders no one wants, we’d be in a much better place. Instead, we’re facing another shutdown threat in less than three months. House Republicans need to do their jobs and work with Democrats to pass funding bills that last a full year and not just a few months at a time.”
