Central ND News

The U.S. Senate has passed a continuing resolution (CR) by a vote of 78 to 18, extending Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations levels for federal agencies through December 20. The measure, which had previously passed the House of Representatives with a bipartisan vote of 341 to 82, also includes funding for the U.S. Secret Service and extends expiring programs and authorities.

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) commented on the short-term funding measure after voting in favor:

“While we averted a shutdown for next week, this CR just really punts September’s work to December,” said Cramer. “It’s a terrible way to run the government and instead of putting appropriations bills on the floor when we had plenty of time to do it, plenty of good bills that passed the Appropriations Committee, Chuck Schumer opts for political show votes and then short-term extensions. Keeping the government open is literally the least we can do, and the American people deserve a lot better than this.”