With just days left to avoid a government shutdown, Congressional Republicans must reject harmful cuts and extreme policies
Friday, February 23, 2024
MADISON, Wis. – With a March 1st deadline to pass federal government funding packages and avoid a partial government shutdown, Congressional Republicans’ continued push for harmful cuts and extreme policies is delaying action.
Recent reports detail how the demands of Congressional Republicans are delaying progress on appropriations bills. According to Punchbowl News, Republicans continue to push for strict limits on government spending and other divisive policy measures. Previous proposals backed by Republicans have contained harmful cuts that raise costs, threaten access to Social Security benefits, slash food assistance programs, and more. Earlier this week Axios reported that Republican lawmakers privately expect a partial shutdown to occur at the end of next week.
“By continuing to push for harmful cuts and conditions as part of funding the federal government, Republicans in Congress are once against pushing us to the brink of a government shutdown,” said Opportunity Wisconsin Program Director Meghan Roh. “With just one week before the deadline, Republicans in Congress need to support funding packages without harmful cuts that will raise costs for Wisconsinites or threaten the success of programs they depend on. It’s time for Reps. Bryan Steil, Derrick Van Orden, and the rest of our Republican congressional delegation to stop kicking the can down the road and support a plan that helps working families and seniors in our state succeed.”
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