As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, one of my primary responsibilities is ensuring that our government is responsibly funded so it remains open and working for the people we represent, including the hardworking West Virginians.

That’s why I’m deeply disappointed to see Washington once again stumble into a completely avoidable government shutdown — this time because Senate Democrats have refused to join Republicans in supporting a commonsense, short-term measure that would keep the government open.

Let’s be clear about what this measure–known as a continuing resolution–is designed to do. It is a straightforward bridge to maintain government operations while Congress finishes the work of passing our annual appropriations bills through regular order, the way we used t

See Full Page