We have a flawed process and we get something that isn't up to the standards the American people expect of us or that we ought to expect of ourselves. Perhaps that's because we all know that This bill is merely a pretense, a placeholder until the Senate acts. and we face reality and responsibility. It sets up for disagreement with the Senate and yet another late in the year, cr or worse, another shutdown, this process becomes so broken that we no longer do the actual bipartisan work of appropriation in the spring. (08:17–08:24)
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Asserts that the bill is a placeholder until the Senate takes action.
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