Congress Passes Temporary Government Funding Legislation, Senator Wicker Highlights Why This is the Wrong Approach

WASHINGTON - Tonight, Congress passed a continuing resolution (CR) to prevent a government shutdown and temporarily extend funding until December 20, 2024. This gives lawmakers more time to reach an agreement on a long-term funding plan.

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., released the following statement expressing why CRs pose a threat to our national security:

"A CR maintains last year's priorities and does not provide for needed investments in our troops and military. Even worse, the Biden-Harris administration has provided inadequate support to Pentagon modernization efforts while inflation soars and our adversaries have grown their militaries and have become more aggressive," Senator Wicker said. "I am glad we avoided a shutdown, but this is not the right path forward. We cannot continue to ask our service members to do more with less."

Fortunately, the CR ensures that fundamental pro-life provisions like the Hyde Amendment are still in effect. The Hyde Amendment, which prohibits the use of federal funds for abortions, has been attached to appropriations bills for nearly four decades.