Representative Haley Stevens (D-MI) Statement on Continuing Resolution

“Today, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle wrote a blank check to Elon Musk to further defund Congressional priorities, while cutting housing assistance, failing to fully fund nutrition programs for seniors, and reneging on additional money for American veterans exposed to toxic fumes while serving our country.

I could not in good conscience vote for a one-year funding proposal that leaves communities out and does not fulfill the funding promises from last year’s bipartisan deal.

Michigan cannot afford Elon Musk’s shutdown and a funding proposal without the guardrails to keep him from taking his chainsaw to the agencies delivering the services Americans rely on, like SNAP and Medicaid.

I would happily vote for bipartisan appropriations legislation that expands access to housing, provides veterans exposed to burn pits care, and fully funds the CHIPS and Science Act.

My colleagues on the other side of the aisle, however, refused to reach across, so I will leave this mess to them.”

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