Senator Hassan Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Avert a Government Shutdown

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the following statement after the Senate voted on a bipartisan basis to pass legislation to continue government funding for the next 45 days:

“While it never should have come to this point in the first place, it is important that we came together on a bipartisan basis to pass legislation to avert a government shutdown that would have hurt our economy, jeopardized vital services for Granite Staters, and forced our military to work without pay. I am glad that some House Republicans finally stopped playing politics to join us in passing legislation to continue government funding and provide critical disaster relief, but it is outrageous that they refused to include funding for Ukraine — endangering our own national security as well as the Ukrainian people. 

“Ukrainians are fighting for what we have – freedom and autonomy. If Putin or other autocrats are emboldened by a successful invasion of Ukraine, we could see future aggression across the globe, including targeted at NATO countries and other places that the United States is committed to supporting with our military directly — potentially putting American lives on the line. So as Putin and dictators around the world watch what the United States does, I will not let up in pushing for our nation to continue standing united with our allies to support Ukraine and counter Putin.”

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