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SD Senator Mike Rounds; Continuing Resolutions Bad Way to Fund Government

SD Senator Mike Rounds; Continuing Resolutions Bad Way to Fund Government

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The US Senate agreed with a House passed measure to fund the federal government through January nineteenth, and then adjourned for the holiday.
Senators voted 66 to 32 to approve the continuing resolution.
South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says he is tired of the band aid approach….

Rounds says it has been an ongoing problem, no matter who is in control of Congress…

Rounds says he continues to push for changes to the budgeting process…..

Rounds voted for the four-week funding extension.

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