Sen. Coons: This Is a Dirty CR and I Don’t Want to Give My Vote to Support What Trump and Musk Are Doing

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COONS: “I'm going to vote against what came over from the House Republicans to the Senate last night, because I don't want to give my vote to support what Trump and Musk are doing. I do think there's real risks to a government shutdown. So I respect those who are saying they are concerned that President Trump will go even further if we hand him that possibility. But what's come over, which is often called a clean CR in the talk of the Congress, is not clean, it's dirty. It's got lots of provisions that will make cuts and harm organizations and communities all over our country. So Sara, I think this is a terrible idea. We should instead be working together to finish our 2025 bipartisan appropriations that we've got ready to go here in the Senate and find an agreement that keeps the government open for 30 days while we finish that work.”