Washington, D.C. — Today, New Democrat Coalition Chair Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Vice Chair Brad Schneider (IL-10) issued the following statement after Republicans failed to pass a series of hyper-partisan government funding bills that did not adhere to the government funding agreement set by last year’s bipartisan Fiscal Responsibility Act:

“When New Dems reached across the aisle to end the debt ceiling crisis last year, we did so with the expectation that a bipartisan deal on FY2025 government funding would ensure that this year’s appropriations process was timely and successful. Unfortunately, Speaker Johnson and House Republicans again turned their backs on that agreement and once more crafted appropriations bills laden with far-right policies that have no chance of becoming law.

“So, after repeatedly failing to pass their own hyper-partisan bills through the House, Speaker Johnson and House Republican Leadership have thrown in the towel and sent Members back to their districts early for the August work period, wasting precious time ahead of the September deadline to fund the government.

“If Republicans keep playing politics to appease the extremists in their ranks, we’ll be headed for a government shutdown this fall. Speaker Johnson must finally put aside partisan games, adhere to the bipartisan budget agreement, and work across the aisle to get this done.”

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