Senate votes on continuing resolution
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: Senate votes on continuing resolution
DA: Monday, September 26, 2011
Here is a comment from Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa regarding his votes tonight on temporary funding measures, including disaster assistance.
“There’s widespread support in Congress to fund assistance for Americans who have been hit by natural disasters. We have an obligation as an insurer of last resort and need to keep that commitment. The only thing different this year is the effort to offset some of the cost, in order to establish more fiscal responsibility in Washington in the face of deficits as far as the eye can see and in response to the clear message sent last year by voters. The Senate majority leader drew a line in the sand that didn’t need to be drawn. There’s bipartisan and bicameral support for necessary funding to keep the government operating, including assistance for disaster recovery.”
