Sanford D. Bishop Jr.
09/25/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/25/2024 16:14
CONGRESSMAN BISHOP VOTES FOR BIPARTISAN FUNDING BILL TO KEEP GOVERNMENT OPEN THROUGH MID-DECEMBER
CONGRESSMAN BISHOP VOTES FOR BIPARTISAN FUNDING BILL TO KEEP GOVERNMENT OPEN THROUGH MID-DECEMBER
September 25, 2024
WASHINGTON -Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, supported the passage of a short-term funding bill to keep the federal government open and serving the American people. The bill was adopted by a bipartisan vote of 341-82(link is external) and now heads to the U.S. Senate for approval.
Current federal funding expires at the end of this month. This bill would extend funding through mid-December. The measure was necessary as Congressional Democrats continue to work towards a final, full-year funding bill with their Republican colleagues.
"As Members of Congress, it is our key Constitutional duty to ensure that the government is funded and serving the people. I am glad that we were able to come to a bipartisan compromise - a short-term funding bill that gets us through to mid-December and avoids immediate catastrophe," said Congressman Bishop. "However, I hope the House majority has learned after several months of failed attempts to pass partisan appropriations bills that we must put poison pill amendments and culture war politics aside. We must pass a bipartisan, full-year funding bill so that our federal and local governments can provide uninterrupted services to our citizens as well as plan their budgets for the year ahead."###