Petri Votes to Keep Government Open, Delay Obamacare

Statement

Today, U.S. Representative Tom Petri (R-WI) released the following statement following a vote in the House of Representatives that sent an amended version of a continuing resolution (CR) to the Senate. If a CR is not passed by Congress and signed by the President before October 1, the federal government will shut down.

"Today I voted for a funding bill to keep the government's doors open through December 15. The bill that passed the House would also delay Obamacare for a year and repeal the expensive medical device tax that will add to the rising health care costs facing Americans--which has received bipartisan support.

"In the event there is a shutdown, the House also passed a bill to ensure that our troops and their families still receive their paychecks. I hope it doesn't come to that, but it's the right thing to do.

"I do not want a shutdown, and I don't believe it's in anyone's best interest. I'd like to see the Senate act on the House-passed bill so we can move past this and do the work of the American people that we were sent here to do."

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