Majority Leader Schumer Statement On House Passage Of The Continuing Resolution

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released the following statement after the House passed legislation to avert a government shutdown:

“The House has overwhelmingly passed a bill to keep the government open and I’m confident the Senate will pass it as well. We hope to get it passed as soon as possible.

"Though this bill does not include everything Democrats fought for, there are major victories in this bill for American families — provide emergency aid for communities battered by natural disasters, no debt ceiling, and it will keep the government open with no draconian cuts.

"As I have said, the only way to keep the government open is through bipartisanship."

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