WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer issued the following press release:
By a vote of 90 to 6, the Senate today passed a clean continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government through Dec. 11, averting a potential government shutdown and giving the Senate Appropriations Committee additional time to complete work on fiscal year appropriations bills. The measure, which includes an extension of funding for the nation's surface transportation programs, now heads to the House of Representatives for consideration.
"Democrats have made it clear their distaste of President Trump is greater than their willingness to do their job and pass a full appropriations bill for the year," said U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND). "While a continuin...