Congresswoman Betty McCollum: President-Elect Trump is Responsible for the Impending Shutdown

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday evening, the U.S. House voted in a bipartisan fashion to defeat a temporary spending bill negotiated among Republican factions that would have extended the U.S. debt by trillions of dollars to make room for tax cuts for the wealthy. Following the vote, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement:

“President-elect Trump is responsible for the impending shutdown. We had a bipartisan agreement and a plan to keep the government open, but Elon Musk and President-elect Trump had their own idea – and it failed tonight. Time is quickly running out for Republicans to avoid a shutdown. Let’s return to the original bipartisan agreement that Democrats and Republicans from both the House and Senate agreed upon to keep the government open for the American people.

“And let’s remember: Congress doesn’t work for the executive branch. We work for our constituents”