Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the Proposed Legislation to Fund the Government

A government shutdown heading into the holidays would mean service members and air traffic controllers go to work without pay, essential government services for hardworking Americans would be paused, and economic disruption would occur. Following an order by President-elect Trump, yesterday Republicans walked away from a bipartisan deal and threatened to shut down the government at the 11th hour in order to pave the way to provide tax breaks for billionaires. This revised legislation does not do that. While it does not include everything we sought, it includes disaster relief that the President requested for the communities recovering from the storm, eliminates the accelerated pathway to a tax cut for billionaires, and would ensure that the government can continue to operate at full capacity. President Biden supports moving this legislation forward and ensuring that the vital services the government provides for hardworking Americans - from issuing Social Security checks to processing benefits for veterans - can continue as well as to grant assistance for communities that were impacted by devastating hurricanes. The post Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the Proposed Legislation to Fund the Government appeared first on The White House.