Collins statement on House passage of the continuing resolution

… <p><strong>Washington, D.C. – </strong>U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Chair of the Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on the House’s passage of the continuing resolution (CR):</p> <p> </p> <p><em>“Today, the House passed the Continuing Resolution (CR) that, as Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I worked to craft with members of both chambers on both sides of the aisle. This stopgap funding measure will prevent a harmful government shutdown.</em></p> <p> </p> <p><em>“It also halts the implementation of the Office of Management and Budget’s proposed rule, which would politicize the grant process.</em></p> <p> </p> <p><em>“I hope this CR will quickly be signed into law and we can return to the crucial work of passing bipartisan appropriations bills.”</em></p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align: center;">###</p> </div> <hr> <div id="pagetools"> <script>// cribbed from jquery migrate plugin @ https://github.com/jquery/jquery-migrate/blob/master/src/core.js if (typeof uaMatch == 'undefined') { …