Rep. Doggett’s Statement on Avoiding a Musk-Trump Shutdown

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Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) released the following statement:

“Good news that Congress approved legislation to maintain government funding instead of permitting another damaging shutdown as happened three times during the last Trump Administration. It’s also great that Musk and Trump failed in their attempt to force Congress to take action now to facilitate their planned tax bill, which would provide even more benefits to America’s billionaires.

“With 34 Republicans voting against the resolution, a shutdown was avoided because of a unanimous Democratic vote. The government is funded only through mid-March when we will likely experience another threatened government shutdown. Happy holidays but a challenging New Year ahead.”