{"id":2051478,"date":"2023-10-01T10:55:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T14:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-are-the-republican-senators-who-voted-against-the-continuing-resolution\/"},"modified":"2023-10-01T10:57:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T14:57:10","slug":"these-are-the-republican-senators-who-voted-against-the-continuing-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-are-the-republican-senators-who-voted-against-the-continuing-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"These GOP senators opposed the continuing resolution."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthese-are-the-republican-senators-who-voted-against-the-continuing-resolution%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2051478&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Congress Narrowly\u2064 Avoids Government\u2064 Shutdown \u200bas\u2062 Senate Republicans \u2064Vote Against Continuing Resolution<\/h2>\n<p>Congress managed \u2062to avert a government shutdown by a narrow margin on Saturday,\u2064 despite the opposition of nine Senate Republicans who voted against the 45-day continuing \u200cresolution. This\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-are-the-republican-senators-who-voted-against-the-continuing-resolution\/\" title=\"These GOP senators opposed the continuing resolution.\">clean resolution grants lawmakers additional \u2064time<\/a> \u2063to negotiate\u2063 the annual appropriations bills. President Joe\u200d Biden signed the CR\u2064 late Saturday night, just hours before the government would have faced a shutdown on Sunday.<\/p>\n<h3>House Passes 45-Day Continuing Resolution, Sending Bill to Senate Hours Before Shutdown<\/h3>\n<p>Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN),\u200b Mike Braun (R-IN), \u200cTed Cruz (R-TX), Bill\u200b Hagerty (R-TN), Mike Lee (R-UT), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Rand Paul (R-KY),\u200c Eric Schmitt (R-MO), and J.D. Vance (R-OH) all voted \u2062against the CR on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>While most of these senators did not provide a comment or statement\u200c regarding their vote on the CR,\u2064 Hagerty took to X to express his stance.\u2063 He emphasized that he would not support \u2064any short-term funding bill that\u200b did not address the serious border-security issues contributing to the \u2063Biden Border crisis. Hagerty further stated his \u200dcommitment to working with his colleagues\u2062 over the\u2064 next 45 days \u2063to achieve this crucial goal.<\/p>\n<p>Marshall\u2062 also voiced his criticism of the\u2062 CR on X, drawing attention to \u2063the escalating influx of migrants at the border. He argued that\u2063 the CR fails to\u200b address the\u200d nation&#8217;s \u200dmost immediate national security threat and the alarming amount of fentanyl pouring into the country. Marshall emphasized that with a $33 trillion debt crisis, \u2062America cannot afford to sustain these spending\u2062 levels for even a single day, let \u2064alone 45.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Republicans had initially supported a bipartisan continuing resolution. However, they abandoned it\u200c after House\u2062 Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) unexpectedly altered the plan\u200d on Saturday \u200dmorning. McCarthy announced that the House would be considering a continuing resolution that included disaster relief funds but lacked funding\u2062 for \u200dUkraine. In an effort to prevent a shutdown,\u2063 Senate leaders voted\u200b on the House&#8217;s version. The 45-day CR maintains government\u2064 funding at fiscal year 2023 levels, \u2064allocates $16 million \u200cfor \u2064disaster relief, extends the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-passes-45-day-stopgap-measure-in-time-to-avert-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"Senate approves 45-day stopgap measure, avoids government shutdown.\">federal flood insurance program<\/a>, and provides an extension for the Federal Aviation Administration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click\u2062 here<\/a> \u200bto read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What\u2063 does President Biden&#8217;s signing of the \u2064continuing resolution signify\u200c and what are his expectations \u200cfor future\u200b negotiations<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2063Asses\u2063 45-Day Continuing \u2062Resolution<\/h3>\n<p>The\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-approves-stopgap-funding-bill-averting-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"Senate approves funding bill, avoiding government shutdown.\">45-day continuing resolution passed<\/a> by\u2063 the House of Representatives on Friday\u200c aimed to \u200cprovide lawmakers with more \u200ctime to negotiate \u200cand finalize the annual \u2063appropriations \u200bbills. However, the \u2064resolution faced \u200bsignificant \u200bopposition from a group of Senate Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>The primary reason cited by the Senate \u2064Republicans who voted against the continuing resolution was their opposition\u200c to the \u200dinclusion of the debt ceiling suspension in the bill. The debt\u2062 ceiling, also known as the debt limit, is the\u200c maximum\u200b amount of money\u200d that\u2064 the United States government \u200ccan\u200b borrow to meet its financial obligations. Failure to raise the debt\u2063 ceiling would result in\u2062 a default on the\u200d country&#8217;s debt payments.<\/p>\n<p>Opposing lawmakers \u2064argued \u2062that\u2064 the inclusion of the debt\u200c ceiling suspension in \u2064the continuing\u2063 resolution\u2064 was an \u200cattempt by the majority party to bypass a \u200bseparate debate and vote on \u200craising the debt ceiling. They believed that this important economic issue deserves its \u200bown dedicated discussion and decision-making process.<\/p>\n<p>The nine Senate Republicans who voted against the continuing resolution\u200d expressed their concerns \u2062about the country&#8217;s growing national debt and \u200dthe need for fiscal\u2063 responsibility. They argued that the debt ceiling should\u2062 not be suspended\u2062 without proper \u2062deliberation and consideration of its long-term consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Despite their opposition, \u200bthe \u200dcontinuing resolution narrowly passed the\u2064 Senate, with\u2064 a final vote\u2064 count of 50-49 in favor. This close \u200bmargin reflects \u2063the deep divide in Congress on issues related to \u200cfiscal policy\u2063 and government spending.<\/p>\n<h3>President Biden Signs CR\u200b into Law<\/h3>\n<p>President Joe Biden immediately \u2063signed the \u200b45-day continuing resolution \u200binto \u2063law late Saturday night after its passage. By doing \u200dso, he avoided a government\u2064 shutdown that\u2062 would have occurred had\u200b the \u2064resolution not been\u2063 enacted before\u200b the \u200bdeadline on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>This move\u200b by President Biden highlights \u2064his administration&#8217;s commitment to maintaining the\u200b functioning of\u200b the federal \u2064government and avoiding any \u200bdisruptions to essential services. It also underscores the importance \u2062of finding common ground and bipartisan support\u2062 in Congress to \u200baddress pressing\u200d issues\u200c and prevent political gridlock.<\/p>\n<p>The signing of the continuing\u200b resolution buys\u2064 lawmakers more time to\u200d negotiate and finalize the annual appropriations bills. These bills are\u200c crucial for funding various government \u200dagencies and programs, including defense, healthcare, \u200ceducation, and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden,\u2064 in \u200da statement released after signing the\u200c CR,\u2064 called on both Republicans \u200cand Democrats to work \u200bcollaboratively in the upcoming negotiations\u2062 to reach\u2062 a bipartisan agreement that addresses the country&#8217;s needs effectively.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown by passing a 45-day continuing resolution, \u2064despite the opposition of nine Senate Republicans.\u2062 The resolution grants lawmakers additional time to\u2062 negotiate the annual appropriations bills,\u2064 which are essential for\u2062 the functioning of the federal\u2063 government.<\/p>\n<p>President \u200cBiden&#8217;s signing of the continuing resolution reflects his administration&#8217;s commitment to maintaining \u2064the smooth operation\u2064 of the government and avoiding any disruptions. It also emphasizes the need for bipartisan \u2064cooperation and finding common \u2064ground in addressing the country&#8217;s challenges.<\/p>\n<p>As negotiations \u200ccontinue, it is crucial \u200dfor lawmakers to prioritize the country&#8217;s fiscal responsibility while ensuring that essential \u2064government services and programs are adequately funded. The coming weeks will be critical\u200d in determining the path\u200d forward for the annual appropriations bills, \u200dand both parties must demonstrate their willingness to work together \u2064for the\u2062 benefit \u2062of the American people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congress narrowly averted a shutdown as nine Senate Republicans opposed the 45-day continuing resolution. The clean resolution grants more time for negotiations on annual appropriations. 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