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Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) issued the following statement after voting to pass a continuing resolution to extend government funding at Fiscal Year 2023 levels and avoid a disastrous government shutdown.

“As the representative to more than forty thousand federal employees and thousands of federal contractors, keeping the government open and preventing Virginia families from going through financial hardship without a paycheck is a top priority.

“After weeks of House Republicans recklessly wasting time pushing their extreme agenda, I’m glad we’re taking the necessary steps to keep the government open, but we must continue with bipartisan appropriations work rather than partisan cuts that hurt Virginia families.”

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