Democratic Oregon Rep. Janelle Bynum could not explain on Thursday why she voted against a clean continuing resolution (CR) that Democrats had previously passed in order to keep the government open.
Bynum disputed that the Republicansâ funding bill was a clean CR, despite it not having included any policy changes or conditions. She claimed on CSPANâs âThe Washington Journalâ that she does not âplay Politicsâ and claimed that Republicans put an unspecified âextra stuffâ in the legislation.
âI donât play Politics. Iwant a clean bill that focuses on the American people and make sure kids have a full belly and you know all of the clean this, clean that. Americans donâtunderstand that. They know if they have their benefits or not. So, put a bill onthe table, make sure itâs very pure and clean as they like to say, and itdoesnât have a whole lot of fluff in it. Iâm not here for games, I just want to make sure kids get fed.â
The host then clarified that the Republicans did put forth a clean CR.
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âI disagree with your characterization and want tomake sure that weâre very clear about what Republicans have been doing. Anybill that theyâve put forth, theyâve always had some extra stuff to it.Thereâs always been a poison pill to it. So I disagree with your characterization,â Bynum continued.Â
Bynum could not specify what âfluffâ was put into the CR or how the funding bill is not clean.
Before the shutdown began on Oct. 1, Democrats struggled to pinpoint exactly what they disliked about the CR as they promised to vote against it. Democratic Sens. Adam Schiff of California, Raphael Warnock of Georgia, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and others could not name a specific provision that they were against during discussions with the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Democrats argued that they voted to shut the government down since the CR did not include extensions to Biden-era subsidies in the Affordable Care Act that are set to expire. House Speaker Mike Johnson said that Congress can debate extensions on these tax credits once they fund the government.
Democratic Sens. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and Independent Sen. Angus King, who caucuses with Democrats, voted to keep the government open. Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul voted for the shutdown due to its lack of spending cuts.
Republicansâ approval ratings have risen since the shutdown, including among independents, CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten revealed on Tuesday. The overall approval rating for Republicans jumped by 2 points and by 5 points for congressional Republicans.
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