Crapo Statement on Senate Vote to Reopen Government

Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement after the Senate advanced a measure to reopen the federal government. The measure provides full-year appropriations for Agriculture, Legislative Branch and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs programs for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2026 and contains a Continuing Resolution for the remainder of the federal government through January 2026:

"I voted again today to reopen and fund the federal government. The unserious political games by Senate Democrats placed an undue burden on our servicemembers, small businesses, federal employees and communities that rely on federal resources--all of which could have been avoided.

"The three appropriations bills we also advanced support our veterans, invest in rural communities, protect our national security and contain needed cost-savings measures. We must continue bipartisan work on the remaining appropriations bills before the January 2026 deadline.

"Insurance premiums are skyrocketing because our health care system is broken. Simply extending the temporary Biden COVID bonuses, which account for only four percentage points of the coming premium increases, is not a solution. I remain committed to tackling the root causes of rising health care costs, rather than masking them with more unsustainable spending."

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