Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement after voting for the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2872, the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024, which extends government funding through March 1 and March 8, 2024. 

“Keeping our government funded and functioning is a fundamental responsibility of Congress,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher.  “Today’s short-term extension of funding provides critical protections and programs that people across our community and country rely on.  While I supported this resolution, I hope that, moving forward, House Republicans will work in good faith with House Democrats to fund our government in a responsible manner on a sustained basis.  It did not, and does not, need to be this way.”

H.R. 2872 extends funding through March 1 for four appropriations bills:  Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Energy and Water Development; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies.  It extends funding through March 8 for the remaining eight appropriations bills: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Defense; Financial Services and General Government; Homeland Security; Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; Legislative Branch; and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs.