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Tomorrow, Congress returns from a two week recess this week after finally passing a Fiscal Year 2024 budget, which President Biden recently 

After nearly six months of negotiations and looming government shutdowns, Congress finally passed all twelve appropriations bills to fully fund the government through Fiscal Year 2024! Without surprise, it was a chaotic process to get them passed in both chambers and sent to President Biden’s desk.

Welcome to another week in which we are facing a partial government shutdown. This Friday, funding for roughly three-quarters of all federal discretionary spending expires. Last night, budget negotiators announced a deal on the remaining six appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2024.

It was an exciting and busy week that marked my one-year anniversary as your Congresswoman, the President’s State of the Union Address, and the passage of a fiscal year 2024 funding bill covering half the appropriations bills needed to keep the government up and running. We have 11 days to pass legislation to fund the rest before another partial shutdown deadline.

Last week we closed out Black History Month and began Women’s History Month during a busy week in Washington and the District. I celebrated state and local leaders in the District with my first Black History Month Coffee and joined Rep. Bobby Scott (VA-03) and Senators Warner and Kaine to recognize Black leaders from across Virginia at the Commonwealth Coffee.

We are less than four days away from a partial government shutdown when about 20% of federal agencies’ funding will expire on March 1st. The remaining 80% of federal government agencies will run out of funding on March 8th.

For the third time this Congress, we are barreling towards a government shutdown at the hands of extreme MAGA Republicans. Current federal government funding expires March 1st for some agencies, and March 8th for the rest.

For the fourth time this Congress, we are barreling towards another government shutdown. The House has just 18 days to consider and pass the remaining five funding bills, which the Senate then must consider.