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HOUSE PASSES LEGISLATION TO END GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

January 3, 2019

(Washington, DC) – Today, Congressman Joe Morelle joined his colleagues in the House of Representatives in passing legislation to end the government shutdown, fully funding six appropriations bills through September 2019 as well as a continuing resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security at current levels through February 8.

"Today, my colleagues and I in the House followed through on our commitment to immediately go to work for the American people by passing necessary and common-sense spending measures that will help restore stability to our government and certainty for millions of Americans," said Rep. Morelle. "Congress has offered President Trump a clear path to reopening the government and it is now incumbent upon him to set aside his demands for a wasteful boarder wall and demonstrate that he is capable of doing what is right. To allow for this shutdown to continue any further would be entirely irresponsible and, ultimately, a failure of the President's leadership. For the sake of our nation and everyone who calls it home, we must not give up on our efforts to achieve bipartisan solutions that unite, not divide us, and address the issues that truly matter to our communities."

The legislative package includes text that is identical to six appropriations bills that have passed the Senate Appropriations Committee on a bipartisan basis and fully funds many essential programs, including:

  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
  • Rural housing loans and rental assistance
  • Food and Drug Administration
  • Economic Development Administration
  • Grants to state and local law enforcement
  • Small Business Administration
  • Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)
  • National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities
  • National Infrastructure Investments

Additionally, the legislation funds the Department of Homeland Security at current levels through February 8, 2019, the same length of time of the bill that unanimously passed the Senate two weeks ago.

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