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On the recordFebruary 29, 2024
the clock is ticking. We face a partial shutdown of the government tomorrow night. We cannot let the threat of that government shutdown be used as leverage to set aside the bipartisan agreement on the CR before us in order to jam through deeply partisan immigration policy. We are not going to throw in the towel on our very carefully negotiated funding bills we have worked on in favor of a full-year CR that would impose devastating across-the-board cuts to defense and nondefense programs. Vote no. Vote on Motion to Commit The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate?
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington
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govinfo.gov
Feb 29, 2024

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