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SD Senator Mike Rounds Votes “No” on Budget Continuing Resolution

SD Senator Mike Rounds Votes “No” on Budget Continuing Resolution

Senator Mike Rounds Photo: WNAX


As one of the last bills last week, US Senators voted 82 to 15 to approve a continuing resolution to fund the federal government until late November.
South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds was one of the “no” votes…

Rounds says democrats backed out of the deal over defense spending….

Rounds says continuing resolutions don’t give Senators any budget control….

Congress will be on a two-week break, returning to Washington in mid October.

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