releases: https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/whitehouse-statement-on-bill-to-avoid-government-shutdown
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| https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/whitehouse-statement-on-bill-to-avoid-government-shutdown | Whitehouse Statement on Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown | 2018-12-19 | 2018 | 2018-12 | Democrat | House | RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | W000802 | www.whitehouse.senate.gov | legacy | 12.19.18 Whitehouse Statement on Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown Washington, DC Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) released the following statement on Senate passage tonight of legislation to fund the federal government through February 8 and avert a partial government shutdown: Democrats gave President Trump not one, but multiple options for funding the government through the entire year. All the Republicans could come up with after pointless brinksmanship is a seven-week plan. But the American people want their government open. We just passed a bill to keep it open. Now the president should sign it. ### Print Email Tweet Next Article Previous Article | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |