Ricketts on Chuck Schumer's Broken Appropriations Process: "Americans Deserve So Much Better"
November 15, 2023
November 15, 2023
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) again slammed Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for refusing to schedule votes on all 12 appropriations bills before the latest government funding deadline. Ricketts has repeatedly called on Schumer to keep the Senate in session five days a week until the appropriations process is completed. Ricketts made the comments while on a conference call with Nebraska . . .
U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) again slammed Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for refusing to schedule votes on all 12 appropriations bills before the latest government funding deadline. Ricketts has repeatedly called on Schumer to keep the Senate in session five days a week until the appropriations process is completed. Ricketts made the comments while on a conference call with Nebraska . . .