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Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, we haven't had a single government shutdown during the entire 117th Congress, and thanks to this weeklong extension today, we are not starting now.

Today's 1-week continuing resolution will keep the government open long enough to give our appropriators a chance to finish their work on a yearlong funding package.

This is about taking a very simple, exceedingly responsible step to ensure we finish the year without hiccups and without minimal drama. A 1-week CR will give us more time so we can keep working.

I want to thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for their great cooperation.

Next week, hopefully, we will finish the job, passing a package that will keep the government fully funded into next fall. Nobody is going to get everything they want, but the final product will include wins everyone can get behind, including passing the Electoral Count Act, emergency aid for Ukraine, and funding for our kids, our veterans, our small businesses, and our military families.

No drama, no gridlock, no government shutdown this week, it is a win for the American people. I thank my colleagues for their work.

Vote on Motion to Concur

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