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While it is good news that Congress avoided a government shutdown, we should never have been in this position in the first place. This was a crisis manufactured by the extremist Republicans in the House. President Biden and Speaker McCarthy had already negotiated a budget agreement in June. McCarthy went back on his word and it was the House Democrats who bailed us out.
A shutdown would hurt small businesses, would delay paychecks to our service members, disrupt social security payments to seniors and those with disabilities, cause TSA and air traffic controller shortages, and more.
The government now has 45 days to agree on a budget, and it is imperative that it include continued funding to Ukraine.
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Sources: The White House, CNN
