Rep. Gregory W. Meeks Statement on Republicans’ Failed Funding Vote

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) released the following statement after House Republicans failed to pass a temporary spending bill to avoid a government shutdown:

“House Republicans must stop wasting our time in Congress. We are 12 days away from a shutdown and their partisan games have failed. It is critical that we pass a clean, short-term funding bill that keeps our federal agencies open and available to the American people.

“A bipartisan path forward is the only way to prevent a government shutdown that will hurt everyday Americans.”

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