House Republicans have called on Senate Democrats to join them in passing a continuing resolution to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown. The House recently approved H.R. 5371, known as the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026, which aims to maintain government operations and services.
Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) discussed the issue on Fox News, stating, "Leader Schumer is under attack by his own left wing... and he feels like he has to do something, and so there is this desperate effort that could easily lead to a government shutdown. They're demanding things to fund the government for a few weeks at a time. It's simply ridiculous."
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Chairman of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, noted on X that Democrats had requested a clean continuing resolution but then voted against it.
Ken Calvert (R-CA), who leads the Defense Subcommittee, referenced past Democratic statements about shutdowns by quoting former Speaker Nancy Pelosi: "There is no such thing as a 'good shutdown.'"
Steve Womack (R-AR), Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee, commented in his weekly recap that "The reality is, [a shutdown] hurts the American people, no matter their political stripes. Plus, it's expensive. That's why these shutdowns are nothing but a costly temper tantrum by one side or the other, maybe even both."
Andy Harris (R-MD), Chair of the Agriculture Subcommittee, posted a video highlighting Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's view: "it is not normal to shut down the government when we don't get what we want."
Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA) emphasized on X that no one benefits from a shutdown and urged Senate Democrats to keep the government open.
Ben Cline (R-VA) shared President Trump's message on X criticizing Democrats' approach to negotiations.
Julia Letlow (R-LA), Vice Chair of Labor Appropriations Subcommittee, told One America News about ongoing progress on full-year appropriations bills: "The American people elect us to come up here and work as appropriators to fund the government in regular order."
Andrew Clyde (R-GA) appeared on Fox Business discussing Republican responsibility: "The American people put Republicans in charge. We're the majority now, so we're going to govern, and we're going to do so as fiscally responsible as 218 votes will allow... If Chuck Schumer wants to shut down the government, that's on him."
Mark Alford (R-MO), Vice Chair of Military Construction Appropriations Subcommittee told Real America's Voice: "the ball is now in Chuck Schumer's court... This will be a Schumer shutdown if it happens."
Celeste Maloy (R-UT), Vice Chair of Interior Appropriations Subcommittee wrote on Facebook that "Government shutdowns are not good for the American people," recalling previous Democratic agreement with this stance.
Vice Chair of Legislative Branch Appropriations Riley Moore (R-WV) said during an interview with Maria Bartiromo: "We are trying to bring back regular order, Chuck Schumer and the Democrats are trying to continue business as usual. We have a plan to get this done. The question is whether the Democrats want to shut the government down or not. I don't think that makes a lot of sense for anybody here."
Republicans argue they are fulfilling their responsibilities while accusing Democrats of risking disruption by opposing their proposal. They urge Senate Democrats led by Chuck Schumer to approve what they call a clean continuing resolution.
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