FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Senator Markey’s Statement on Senate
Passage of Continuing Resolution to Avert Government Shutdown
Washington (September
30, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) released the following statement
after the Senate passed the continuing resolution (CR) to avert a government
shutdown.
“The Senate avoided
one fiscal crisis today, but because of Republican obstruction, we are
barreling toward a fiscal catastrophe by not raising the debt limit. Because
Senate Republicans blocked a measure that would have funded the government and
raised the debt ceiling together, they are endangering millions of jobs and
risking default on our national debt, a debt fed in part by the Trump tax scam. Republicans clearly have no interest
in protecting millions of Americans or doing their jobs as legislators, so Democrats need to eliminate the filibuster and raise the
debt ceiling.”
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