I am becoming highly reluctant to support any other continuing resolutions of a week or longer in nature because they do not seem to be affording us or they do not seem to be providing any pressure for us to pass our regular appropriation bills. I think it is probably about time that we start thinking about having 1-day continuing resolutions in order to put maximum pressure on this House to perform.
Discussing the need for shorter continuing resolutions to encourage the passage of appropriation bills.
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