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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree released the following statement after voting against the short-term spending bill. 

“No one wants to see a shutdown, but kicking the can down the road for the fourth time is no way to run the government. The Appropriations Committee has done its job developing a responsible spending agreement—it’s time for Republican leadership to bring a balanced and bipartisan bill to the floor without politicizing it. Every time we delay, we put off addressing things like the opioid epidemic, veterans’ needs, and hurricane relief.

"This continuing resolution also falls short in not permanently reauthorizing the Children’s Health Insurance Program, abandoning many other critical federal health programs that have lapsed—like Community Health Centers—and failing to include the Dream Act so that young DACA recipients contributing in our communities are not left in limbo.”