WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after the Senate approved a laddered approach to fund the government and provide Congress with additional time to negotiate the 12 appropriations bills.
“This legislation will keep the government open while Congress continues working to pass the appropriations bills through regular order. The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved all 12 bills, and the full Senate has now passed three of them. We need to get back to regular order so we can fund our priorities, while working to control our debt and deficit. Importantly, the agreement includes a one-year extension of the Farm Bill to ensure that producers have certainty for next year.”
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