On Sep. 9, White House criticized impact of continuing resolution.
White House published fact sheet on continuing resolution (CR), potential shutdown.
Said House Republicans again not working across the aisle to do most basic job.
Not deliver for the American people by keeping the government open and providing emergency funding for disasters, wasting time with extreme policies and harmful CR.
Impact of Long-Term CR
Release criticizes House Republicans’ extreme long-term CR appropriations legislation.
Six-month CR would mean that communities waiting on much-needed disaster assistance would need to keep waiting, months after supplemental funding requested.
It would hurt small businesses and families trying to recover from recent disasters.
For example, SBA Disaster Loan Program likely to exhaust available assistance funding early in the new fiscal year, crippling the agency’s ability to provide much-needed help.
Delay would prevent communities impacted by 2023/2024 disasters from receiving urgently needed Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery funding.
Cost to fix highways and bridges that have been damaged by disasters currently exceeds available Federal Highway Administration-Emergency Relief funds.
Six-month appropriations delay would delay completion of these critical projects.
Further criticizes CR as negatively impacting veterans, seniors, and small businesses.
Would move closer to devastating across-the-board cuts to education, veterans, the military, food assistance for mothers, babies, and low-income families; and more.
Sep. 25, 2024 White House Biden Statement
On Sep. 25, 2024, White House released statement from President Biden on the passage of the continuing resolution to fund the government through mid Dec. 2024.
President thanked members of both houses of Congress for the bipartisan agreement and urged Congress to pass full-year funding legislation by the end of the 2024 year.
Notes that the administration will oppose any cuts that would limit funding to the IRS.
