November 17, 2023 10:40 a.m. 

This week, 2nd District Congressman Cliff Bentz voted in favor of Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to avert a shutdown of the federal government.

Bentz said, “I voted with Speaker Johnson because I support his short-term funding plan which will give us the time we need to keep working on reductions in spending. As the Speaker knows, a shutdown would cause serious hardships to many who work in the military, the TSA, agencies charged with issuing permits and even agencies who send out government entitlement payments”.  Bentz said, “Additionally, a government shutdown would be damaging to our economy and to our national security. I am fully committed to working with colleagues to reduce spending while at the same time keeping the government open and operating”.

The legislation passed both chambers of Congress and has been signed by President Joe Biden.