Washington, D.C. (January 23, 2018) Congressman Steve Pearce released the following statement after the three-day government shutdown ended and federal operations resumed:

“What the Democrats did, playing politics with paychecks for service members and risking access to health care for rural, low-income children, to get their way on full amnesty for illegal immigrants is astounding and down-right irresponsible. We made considerable progress towards establishing a common-ground solution that provides certainty for DACA recipients leading up to the shutdown – and I’ll continue to work until we have a pragmatic solution that addresses immigration and the security of our nation.

Moving forward, the House delivered all 12 appropriations bills for a long-term budget ahead of schedule, yet the Senate has failed to act on them on time. We need to find a bipartisan solution that reforms the process in the Senate so Congress can fulfil their Constitutional responsibility of providing the national budget and put an end to the reckless practice of running from budget crisis to budget crisis.”

The short-term continuing resolution, H.R. 195, includes the Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017, funding for the Federal Government through February 8, 2018, extends funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for another 6 years, and suspends certain Obama-era health-related taxes and fees.