The House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (CR) Tuesday without addressing the national debt.
The House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (CR) Tuesday without addressing the national debt.s the $40 trillion debt and $2 trillion deficit. Republican Reps. Chip Roy of Texas and Andy Harris of Maryland, both members of the House Freedom Caucus, signaled they might vote against a separate rule setting the terms for other bills the chamber planned to take up as retaliation against certain CR provisions.
The CR passed in a 370 to 48 vote, with 19 Republicans and 29 Democrats voting against it.
The CR included the hemp ban delay, blocked the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) proposed rewrite of Uniform Guidance for financial assistance and extends funding for agriculture, flood insurance and veterans’ benefits. The package did not include any spending cuts.
Harris said he might vote against the rule over the CR’s delay on banning hemp THC products.
Roy said he would vote against the CR, arguing the package should defund Flock Safety cameras and other automated surveillance technologies, fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
“NO ON CR. NO ON RULE THAT DOES NOT ALLOW US TO AMEND AND FIX THE CR: The House of Representatives will be voting for a government funding continuing resolution TODAY that FAILS to deliver on common-sense policies for the American people,” Roy wrote on X.