GOP Rep Calls For Allowing Government Shutdown

Via email from GOP Rep. Jim Banks:

Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks released the following statement about pending government funding legislation currently slated for a vote by the end of the week:

“The border crisis, the inflation crisis, the supply chain crisis and the government debt crisis—each of the crises facing our nation today can be traced back to specific policies pursued by Democrats. We can’t give Biden a green light to continue on this destructive path.”

“Republicans should stand up for working American families and oppose any funding bills that don’t include measures to reverse these man-made crises. A vote on the continuing resolution is a vote for the Biden agenda.”

Last month Banks appeared on JMG when he falsely claimed in letters to federal agencies that he sits on the House riot committee. Also last month he was briefly suspended by Twitter for a transphobic post.

The House, which returns tomorrow, along with the Senate are both facing a Friday midnight gov’t funding deadline. Both chambers plan to pass a continuing resolution (CR) this week to extend funding past the deadline to avert a gov’t shutdown.

— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) November 29, 2021

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) says his goal is to pass President Biden’s $1.75T social spending plan (aka BBB) by Christmas.
This week the Senate will work on the annual defense spending bill and a stop-gap continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown.

— Kris Van Cleave (@krisvancleave) November 29, 2021