releases: https://langevin.house.gov/press-release/langevin-statement-passage-republican-continuing-resolution
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| https://langevin.house.gov/press-release/langevin-statement-passage-republican-continuing-resolution | Langevin Statement on Passage of Republican Continuing Resolution | 2017-12-21 | 2017 | 2017-12 | Democrat | House | RI | Jim Langevin | L000559 | langevin.house.gov | legacy | Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) issued the following statement after voting against the Republican bill to fund the government through January 19, which passed the House by a vote of 231-188: I cannot support yet another bill that kicks the can down the road leaving vital work undone. Republicans waited until there were only hours left before a government shutdown to unveil this bill, which was crafted without any Democratic input. Instead, Republicans focused all their attention on passing a deeply partisan tax bill that puts a $1.5 trillion hole in the deficit in order to line the pockets of their wealthy supporters. I am deeply disappointed that there has been no outreach across the aisle since we came to an overwhelmingly bipartisan agreement to keep the government funded three months ago. There has been ample time to find permanent, bipartisan solutions to ensure children have health coverage, provide funding for community health centers, and protect DACA-recipients from deportation. Republicans have not even attempted to find those solutions, instead preferring to pursue their political agenda and lurch from crisis to crisis. We need to provide certainty to federal agencies that are unable to make needed investments with only weeks of funding. This bill fails on all accounts. While I remain skeptical that Republicans will take the four weeks theyve bought themselves to work collaboratively to tackle these challenges, I hope they do, and I remain ready to work with them. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |