“After weeks of working with and listening to members on how to approach the government funding deadline, it’s clear that House Republicans are united around two goals: keeping the government open and protecting our constituents from the harmful effects of Obamacare,” Graves said. “Today, my 42 cosponsors and I are putting forward a plan that achieves both goals.”
The measure thumbs GOP leaders in the eye as they seek to build support for a CR that jams Democrats with lower spending levels but stops short of threatening a shutdown over Obamacare.
Read the bill here. The full list of co-sponsors, via Graves’ office:
Jim Jordan (OH-4)
Mark Meadows (NC-11)
Jeff Duncan (SC-3)
Steve Southerland (FL-2)
Doug Collins (GA-9)
Raúl Labrador (ID-1)
Trey Gowdy (SC-4)
Randy Weber (TX-14)
Pete Olson (TX-22)
Tom Marino (PA-10)
Steve Palazzo (MS-4)
Joe Pitts (PA-16)
Paul Broun (GA-10)
Matt Salmon (AZ-5)
Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-5)
Richard Hudson (NC-8)
Jeb Hensarling (TX-5)
Ron DeSantis (FL-6)
Lynn Westmoreland (GA-3)
Thomas Massie (KY-4)
Phil Gingrey (GA-11)
Jim Bridenstine (OK-1)
Mo Brooks (AL-5)
Bill Cassidy (LA-6)
Randy Neugebauer (TX-19)
David Schweikert (AZ-6)
Scott Perry (PA-4)
Blake Farenthold (TX-27)
Bill Huizenga (MI-2)
Luke Messer (IN-6)
Bill Flores (TX-17)
Mick Mulvaney (SC-5)
Tim Huelskamp (KS-1)
Steve Daines (MT)
Joe Wilson (SC-2)
Marsha Blackburn (TN-7)
Reid Ribble (WI-8)
Tom Price (GA-6)
Austin Scott (GA-8)
Marlin Stutzman (IN-3)
Trent Franks (AZ-8)
Steve Chabot (OH-1)
