Rep. Jason Smith

Well, it's hard to predict the actions of the Democrats because right now they've been stalling a very basic, clean continuation of funding.

What we need to see in the House of Representatives for the Senate to send us some kind of funding bill, they need to figure out what they can pass in that side of the building.

Unfortunately, because of the filibuster, you have Democrats

That's preventing a vote.

If they would just allow a vote on the continuing resolution that they have voted for numerous times in the past, we would be able to open government.

We'd be able to fund government.

Chuck Schumer voted for a continuing resolution just like this 13 times when Biden was president.

In fact, as recent as this past March.

So I've been hearing this conversation from senators, from House members, that a CR, not just for a year, but to December 1st of next year.

This has been conversations that I've been hearing in Washington, D.C.

And we just need to make sure that government is open and serving the American people.

And we need to make sure that government is not at risk of political games, which we're seeing played right now by the House and Senate Democrats.

I strongly support a longer-term continued resolution.

I would support that until December 1st.

I think that that would allow more stability for our economy, stability for the American people.

The fact that we had the whip—

of the house democrats just recently say on tv that yes people are hurting in the shutdown but this is our leverage it is unfortunate that people believe making the american folks hurt as leverage that's unacceptable that is why i would support a longer term continuing resolution are we talking december 1st weeks from now or or december 1st 2026 mr chairman

December 21st, 2026 is what I've been hearing up here as a suggestion, as an opportunity of a continuing resolution.

As we know, we're operating under a year-long resolution from last year.

We're looking at what was appropriated when Biden was president.