Lawmakers Vote to Avert Shutdown
Both of Pennsylvania’s senators as well as Congressman Glenn Thompson voted to avert a government shutdown.
Thompson says Friday’s vote was another step in what will be a long discussion on how to get Congress’s fiscal house in order and set a course for long-term job growth
Senator Pat Toomey says he supported the short-term spending bill because Congress has acknowledged that it can no longer keep kicking the can down the road.
Senator Bob Casey says although he’s pleased that the government shutdown has been averted, short-term appropriations bills are no way to run a government.
He says he hopes commonsense and bipartisan compromise can replace politics and posturing.
Thompson says Friday’s vote was another step in what will be a long discussion on how to get Congress’s fiscal house in order and set a course for long-term job growth
Senator Pat Toomey says he supported the short-term spending bill because Congress has acknowledged that it can no longer keep kicking the can down the road.
Senator Bob Casey says although he’s pleased that the government shutdown has been averted, short-term appropriations bills are no way to run a government.
He says he hopes commonsense and bipartisan compromise can replace politics and posturing.
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