The Government Shutdown Continues Without Relief in Sight

There were 13 clean Continuing Resolutions (CRs) passed during the Biden administration, and 96 percent of Democrats voted for them. Under the Trump administration, the House passed a clean CR; however, the Senate failed to pass it 14 times. Only three Senate Democrats supported the bill. A continuing resolution (CR) is a temporary “stopgap” by which Congress funds the federal government for a limited period to avoid a government shutdown. It appears that our government is being held hostage, and the longer this goes on, the more harm it will do to the entire country.