Burchett confirms he is a ‘no’ on stopgap funding measure: ‘Our financial ship is sinking’

Rep. Tim Burchett’s (R-TN) stance that he would vote against the continuing resolution that would temporarily fund the government remains unchanged as of Sunday, pushing Congress to pass all 12 appropriations bills instead.

“We are going to be governing over a pile of rubble if we’re not careful,” Burchett said on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday. “Our financial ship is sinking, and the American public needs to realize all these fancy titles — CRs and omnibus — to confuse the American public is not working,” Burchett said.

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Burchett confirmed he would vote no to pass a stopgap funding bill that would give the government additional time to pass the appropriations bills needed to prevent a government shutdown as the Sept. 30 deadline nears.

Burchett echoed sentiments from Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), along with several other House Republicans, in threatening to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from his speakership role over appropriations debates.

Burchett said the move to force a vote on ousting McCarthy “is something I would look strongly at.”

Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA), one of McCarthy’s top allies, said he drafted a motion to vacate the speakership chair out of frustration with House Republicans, telling hardliners to “get your little games over with.”

House leadership did not reach a resolution on Saturday on a stopgap measure to keep the government funded beyond the Sept. 30 deadline. Republicans are eyeing a continuing resolution ranging from 14 to 60 days to keep the government open. Some members of Congress are concerned about both chamber’s ability to pass all 12 spending bills before the deadline.

Supporters of the stopgap funding proposal are criticizing the group of Republicans for ignoring President Joe Biden and McCarthy’s deal during debt ceiling talks agreed to earlier this year. Burchett pushed back on those comments, urging for more fiscal responsibility.

“They’re all talking about this promise that he made with Biden a year ago,” Burchett said. “What about the promise we made to the American public that we were going to be responsible Americans?”

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He defended his fellow Republicans who are preventing measures from moving forward but refusing to support a continuing resolution, saying they are not at fault if the government shuts down.

“We’re gonna get the blame because we’re trying to do our job,” Burchett said.