What was the content of the continuing resolution today for House of Representatives of Michigan?”
The first order of business for the Michigan House of Representatives this morning was to pass a continuing resolution that would keep the state government running for 30 days if a final resolution on a new budget can’t be reached by midnight tonight. The Senate passed such a resolution last Friday as well. The House passed a 30-day continuation budget this morning as a fallback should the legislature fail to adopt a budget by today’s midnight deadline for a government shutdown. The temporary spending plan passed 88-18. The Senate approved the continuation budget last week. “This means we won’t shut down state government,” said Rep. Tim Melton, D-Auburn Hills. But in fact, it does not necessarily mean that. Gov. Granholm would have to sign that continuing resolution, something she refused to do in 2007 before the state government shut down. She has not taken a public position this time on whether she would sign a continuing resolution.
Washington, DC – Today the House of Representatives will consider H.R. 2638, the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009, also known as the Continuing Resolution or “CR”, which appropriates $25 billion for direct loans to automakers to re-tool their manufacturing facilities to produce the next generation of advanced technology vehicles. The $25 billion was authorized in last year’s Energy Security & Independence Act which became law in December of 2007. Congressman John D. Dingell (D-MI15) worked with his colleagues from Michigan to get the $25 billion in loans appropriated in the CR. He released the following statement this morning on the money being included in H.R. 2638: “This is a significant achievement, particularly during these uncertain economic times, but it is a testament to the work of the Michigan Delegation that we could work together on a bipartisan basis to put Main Street ahead of Wall Street and get this package included in
The Senate passed such a resolution last Friday as well. The House passed a 30-day continuation budget this morning as a fallback should the legislature fail to adopt a budget by today’s midnight deadline for a government shutdown. The temporary spending plan passed 88-18. The Senate approved the continuation budget last week. “This means we won’t shut down state government,” said Rep. Tim Melton, D-Auburn Hills. But in fact, it does not necessarily mean that. Gov. Granholm would have to sign that continuing resolution, something she refused to do in 2007 before the state government shut down. She has not taken a public position this time on whether she would sign a continuing resolution.
