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Lawmakers Unveil New CR To Avoid Shutdown, Extends Columbia-Class Sub Anomaly

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Lawmakers Unveil New CR To Avoid Shutdown, Extends Columbia-Class Sub Anomaly
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks with Senator Patty Murray and Sentaor Susan Collins at the conclusion of testimony at the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on May 16, 2023. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

Congressional leaders have unveiled a new stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through early March, which also supports $2.2 billion to continue avoiding delays on the Navy’s Columbia-class submarine program. With a partial government shutdown deadline looming at midnight on Friday, the continuing resolution measure would allow lawmakers additional time to complete work on final fiscal year 2024 appropriations legislation. “While we continue working to negotiate and pass bipartisan, full-year spending bills, it is critical Congress prevent a…

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