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			<span class="date black">09.01.26</span>
			<h1 class="main_page_title">Sen. Collins Statement on House Passage of Continuing Resolution</h1>
			
			<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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