Republicans Current a United Entrance to Responsibly Fund the Government | House Committee on Appropriations

Washington, D.C. – After House Republicans handed H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026, to responsibly guarantee authorities operations and companies stay uninterrupted for the American individuals, they’ve remained united in calling on Senate Democrats to hitch them in stopping a expensive authorities shutdown. Yet, the opposite aspect of the aisle continues to make unreasonable calls for – endangering important companies for the American individuals, threatening widespread disruptions, risking furloughs, and jeopardizing navy and authorities staff with missed paychecks – throughout points unrelated to the appropriations course of.

Here is a fast recap of what our members have been reiterating. 
 

Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) joined Fox News to debate work to fund the federal government, saying, “Leader Schumer is under attack by his own left wing… and he feels like he has to do something, and so there is this desperate effort that could easily lead to a government shutdown. They’re demanding things to fund the government for a few weeks at a time. It’s simply ridiculous.”
 

Chairman of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Robert Aderholt (R-AL) posted on X to reiterate the information: Democrats requested for a clear CR, after which voted in opposition to one. 
 

Chairman of the Defense Subcommittee Ken Calvert (R-CA) posted to X earlier statements from Democrats preaching the risks of presidency shutdowns, quoting former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as saying, “There is no such thing as a ‘good shutdown.'”

Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Steve Womack (R-AR) stated in his “Comment from the Capitol” recap of the week, “The reality is, [a shutdown] hurts the American people, no matter their political stripes. Plus, it’s expensive. That’s why these shutdowns are nothing but a costly temper tantrum by one side or the other, maybe even both.”
 

Chairman of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Andy Harris (R-MD) can also be highlighting Democrats in their very own phrases, posting a video compilation to social media quoting Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) as saying, “it is not normal to shut down the government when we don’t get what we want.”
 

Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA) identified on X that nobody advantages from a shutdown, urging Senate Democrats to make the accountable option to maintain the federal government open. 
 

Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) posted President Trump’s message to X, highlighting that Democrats are prioritizing insurers over sufferers with their shutdown technique. 
 

Vice Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee Julia Letlow (R-LA) joined One America News to debate the progress being made on full-year appropriations payments, and the way a shutdown would harm that work. She stated, “The American people elect us to come up here and work as appropriators to fund the government in regular order.” 
 

Congressman Andrew Clyde (R-GA) joined Mornings with Maria on Fox Business to debate the CR vote within the House and stated, “The American people put Republicans in charge. We’re the majority now, so we’re going to govern, and we’re going to do so as fiscally responsible as 218 votes will allow… If Chuck Schumer wants to shut down the government, that’s on him.”
 

Vice Chair of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Mark Alford (R-MO) joined Real America’s Voice to underscore the significance of protecting our authorities open and ensure Americans know simply who’s guilty for a possible shutdown, saying, “the ball is now in Chuck Schumer’s court… This will be a Schumer shutdown, if it happens.”

Vice Chair of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Subcommittee Celeste Maloy (R-UT) posted to Facebook that “Government shutdowns are not good for the American people,” noting that it wasn’t way back that Democrats agreed with that sentiment. 
 

Vice Chair of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee Riley Moore (R-WV) joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business to say, “We are trying to bring back regular order, Chuck Schumer and the Democrats are trying to continue business as usual. We have a plan to get this done. The question is whether the Democrats want to shut the government down or not. I don’t think that makes a lot of sense for anybody here.”

Republicans are persevering with the necessary work the American individuals elected them to do. Meanwhile, Democrats are steering the nation towards a disruptive shutdown. Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats are placing navy paychecks and important companies in danger for no purpose.

It’s time for Democrats to make the accountable selection, hearken to their very own recommendation, and vote for the clear CR.