Press Release - Sessions Votes to Keep the Government Open and Fund CHIP
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, released the following statement in response to the passage of a continuing resolution to fund the government through February 16, 2018:
"Short term funding solutions cripple our military and create uncertainty in all areas of government. However, unlike the Democrats, I am not willing to shut down our government and further imperil our nation’s men and women in uniform while there remains the possibility of a long term funding deal.