Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, today slammed the Republican majority’s decision to abandon the FY2017 Appropriations process in favor of a 3-month Continuing Resolution:
“The majority’s plan to abandon the Fiscal year 2017 spending bills this year makes clear their intent to disregard the public’s desire for Republicans and Democrats to work together to meet critical challenges. It is a disgrace.
“The Republican majority failed to adopt a budget resolution, failed to pass Appropriations bills in the House and Senate, and failed to uphold their commitment to regular order. So it is not shocking, but is nonetheless outrageous, that they are punting on the entire process until the President-elect takes office, abandoning any semblance of competent governance.
“A continuing resolution through March effectively throws in the garbage months of painstaking and bipartisan work. This is a fitting end to an absolute embarrassment of a 2017 Appropriations process."
Source: U.S. Department of HCA
