Rep. Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement following the Senate vote to fund the government and our military, effectively ending the shutdown of the federal government:
“I am relieved that this senseless government shutdown is coming to a close. Democrats in the House and Senate manufactured this crisis to force Congress to grant amnesty to people who are not legally in our country.
“Once the Democrat showboating at the expense of our military and thousands of government workers is over, we must address the underlying problem, that the current budgeting process is broken. During the three week extension under this CR, the Senate must take up the full appropriations package that was passed by the House back in September. Otherwise, we will just give Democrats an opportunity to hold American citizens hostage with another government shutdown.”