Congressman DeSaulnier Statement on Passage of Republican Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) issued the following statement after passage of the Republican funding bill (H.R. 1968) in the United States House of Representatives by a vote of 217-to-213.

“The Republicans’ partisan funding bill is a blank check to President Trump and Elon Musk so they can continue stealing from the American people by dismantling critical services that veterans, seniors, and families rely on in order to give even more tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations. I, along with my Democratic colleagues in the House, were ready and willing to support full-year government funding based upon the bipartisan compromise Republicans agreed to before walking away from the negotiating table. President Trump, Mr. Musk, and their followers in the House have once again chosen the interests of the ultrawealthy over middle-class Americans. I was proud to vote against this shameful betrayal.”