Rep. Chellie Pingree argues there’s “nothing clean” about the Republicans’ proposed continuing resolution (CR). In a day-six shutdown update, she says the measure would simply continue existing policies she views as unlawful or harmful— including cuts to medical research, school meal funding, and law-enforcement resources—while failing to address rising health-care costs. Pingree contends the administration has overreached by firing federal employees and weakening agencies, with many actions challenged in court. She rejects the CR on separation-of-powers grounds, saying it sidelines Congress’s power of the purse, and urges negotiations that reopen government while tackling health-care affordability and restoring regular budget process.

Source: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree