Salinas Statement on Vote to Avert Government Shutdown
December 20, 2024
December 20, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
"Today, I voted to keep the government open so that our servicemembers will continue to get paid, farmers will get the assistance they deserve, and families will be able to put food on the table this Christmas.
I am relieved that we were able to avoid a shutdown and pass a bare minimum extension of the Farm Bill. At the same time, I am deeply disappointed in Speaker Johnson's f . . .
"Today, I voted to keep the government open so that our servicemembers will continue to get paid, farmers will get the assistance they deserve, and families will be able to put food on the table this Christmas.
I am relieved that we were able to avoid a shutdown and pass a bare minimum extension of the Farm Bill. At the same time, I am deeply disappointed in Speaker Johnson's f . . .