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Washington, DC—U.S. Representative Scott Perry (R-PA) today voted in favor of a short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) (H.R. 2028) to continue funding for federal programs and services until April 28, 2017. The CR maintains the spending levels put into place under the Budget Control Act of 2011. The legislation maintains existing policy and funding provisions and doesn't include controversial riders or major changes in existing federal policy.

H.R. 2028 passed the House on a bipartisan vote of 326-96. The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration before continuing to the President’s desk to be signed into law.

“Delaying major spending decisions until next April ensures that retiring or un-reelected Members of Congress no longer accountable to their constituents won’t be making long-term funding and policy decisions,” said Representative Perry. “Considering that Congress could've decided to pass a bloated omnibus bill to run through September 2017, this short-term spending proposal is the best possible outcome for fiscal conservatives.

“Today's action allows the Trump Administration a seat at the table to decide on how to fund the government for the last five months of the fiscal year.  I’d much rather negotiate federal funding with the Trump Administration than with the Obama Administration, which has increased the federal debt by $9 trillion, more than any other U.S. President.

“Let’s be clear: the bill isn’t perfect.  Making the perfect the enemy of the good may be satisfying in the short run, but gets us nowhere in the long run,” said Representative Perry.

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