Zinke Passes Funding Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown

Washington, D.C. – Today, Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke issued the following statement after voting for a short-term Continuing Resolution (CR), which would extend the government funding deadline to November 21st:

“I voted for today’s 51-day continuing resolution because it gives Congress a set amount of time to tackle the remaining departmental funding bills while keeping our borders secure, our veterans healthy and government working for the American people,” said Zinke. “For too long, Democrat-led megabills have allowed Congress to duck its responsibility to be good stewards of tax dollars. As a result, we saw runaway spending and woke government programs run out of control. Republicans are committed to getting the job done the right way. Senate Democrats are obstructing the process and threatening to shut down the government over politics. All twelve House appropriations bills have passed out of committee, three have passed the floor, and now we have a month and a half to finish the job. It’s time to step up and govern responsibly.”

Congressman Zinke was recently appointed as a House Majority Conferee for the Fiscal Year 2026 Agriculture, Military Construction–Veterans Affairs, and Legislative Branch Bills Conference Committees. Conference Committees reconcile House and Senate versions of a bill, producing a compromise that can pass both bodies and be sent to the President to be signed into law.

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