Band-Aid on a Budget Bleed: Why Congress Must Reject the Continuing Resolution

The House of Representatives is poised to vote on a 1,547-page monstrosity misleadingly called a continuing resolution.

Slapped together at the eleventh hour with a looming Dec. 20 deadline, this bloated piece of legislation is nothing short of a betrayal of the American people. With hidden agenda items, unjustifiable spending hikes and blatant power grabs, this bill is exactly what’s wrong with Washington.

If there was ever a time to take a stand and demand accountability, it’s now. Here’s why we
must vote NO on this so-called continuing resolution.

Congress has had months — MONTHS — to settle on a straightforward funding bill to keep the government open and running smoothly. Yet, the Democrats have done what they do best — wait until the last minute

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