Party-line vote with Continuing Resolution to fund government

Tenney votes ‘yes’ while Morelle is a ‘no’

The House of Representatives in a party-line vote, 217-213, voted today to keep funding the federal government through Sept. 30. The vote averts a government shutdown on Friday, but still needs to pass the Senate.

Claudia Tenney, a Republican from Oswego, issued this statement:

“House Republicans passed a Continuing Resolution today that ensures President Trump’s America First agenda will be implemented. Americans overwhelmingly voted for President Trump and are eager to take the next steps to achieve the policy priorities of his campaign last year.

“While I do not favor Continuing Resolutions, it is essential to keep the government open so the reconciliation process will continue to move forward. If we fail to pass a reconciliation package that includes an extension of the Trump Tax Cuts, taxpayers in NY-24 will see an average tax increase of 25%. Expanding the permanency and the certainty of the Trump Tax Cuts is essential and a priority for President Trump and the future prosperity and security of the American people.

“Funding the federal government is a constitutional obligation, and House Republicans have upheld that duty. Once again, House Republicans passed several individual FY25 appropriations bills, while the Senate, under Chuck Schumer’s failed leadership, did not vote on a single appropriations bill. A shutdown would harm our servicemembers and their families, hinder CBP and ICE from securing our borders and deporting dangerous criminal illegal aliens, and severely cost taxpayers. Notably, Democrats voted for a nearly identical CR in December. Yet now, with President Trump in the Oval Office, they are voting to send our nation into a costly government shutdown and are putting their disdain for President Trump over the well-being of the American people.”

“While I am disappointed that this CR does not include my FY25 Community Project Funding requests, the CR fully funds essential government services while reducing discretionary spending to lower the topline number. By freezing spending at current levels, this clean CR is another step toward fulfilling the America First Agenda that Congressional Republicans and President Trump promised to the American people.”

Joe Morelle, a Democrat from Rochester, opposed the Continuing Resolution. He issued this statement:

“House Republicans have rammed through a partisan spending bill that hands President Trump unchecked power to slash essential programs, forcing devastating cuts Americans fear.

“Ignoring their responsibility to craft a budget that meets the needs of working families, House Republicans have given Trump a green light to gut veterans’ services, slash Social Security retirement benefits, and strip healthcare from seniors and children—all to fund massive tax breaks to his billionaire friends.

“This isn’t just fiscally reckless—it’s a direct attack on the well-being of everyday Americans. It’s chaos by design, perfectly aligned with the President’s brand: Trump and his friends first, working families last.”