Scott Votes to Keep Government Open
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2023
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
"The most basic responsibility of Congress is to fund the government. Speaker McCarthy and the extreme MAGA Republicans unnecessarily took us to the brink of a government shutdown that would have hurt the economy, especially in Hampton Roads.
This bill could have been passed weeks ago without all of the drama.
While the continuing resolution passed today was im . . .
"The most basic responsibility of Congress is to fund the government. Speaker McCarthy and the extreme MAGA Republicans unnecessarily took us to the brink of a government shutdown that would have hurt the economy, especially in Hampton Roads.
This bill could have been passed weeks ago without all of the drama.
While the continuing resolution passed today was im . . .