Sen. Portman Issues Statement on Bipartisan Budget Agreement
August 01, 2019
August 01, 2019
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement after voting for the bipartisan budget agreement, which is ready to be signed into law by President Trump:
"It was important that the budget agreement that President Trump and Congressional Republicans and Democrats negotiated passed today because the alternative - a government shutdown or a short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) - was far worse. Among other things, a shutdown or short-term CR would r . . .
"It was important that the budget agreement that President Trump and Congressional Republicans and Democrats negotiated passed today because the alternative - a government shutdown or a short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) - was far worse. Among other things, a shutdown or short-term CR would r . . .