Democrats blast House GOP's continuing resolution as 'unacceptable'

Democrats on Monday, including the White House and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, rejected the House GOP's proposed continuing resolution, blasting it as "unserious and unacceptable."

House Republicans on Friday unveiled a stop-gap bill that would keep the government funded through the end of March of 2025. However, the proposed legislation includes the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which previously passed the House in July. The SAVE act requires voters to prove their citizenship in the United States in order to vote in federal elections.

The White House said President Joe Biden would veto the resolution if it made it to his desk as it currently stands, because the funding it would provide would be insufficient. It also claimed the resolution would be "irresponsible" when it comes to national security, because it would weaken U.S. military readiness, according to The Hill.

“The Administration urges House Republicans to engage in a bipartisan process that keeps the Government open and provide much needed emergency disaster funding for Americans who are trying to rebuild,” the White House said. 

Jeffries sent a "dear colleagues" letter to the rest of House Democrats, where he also wrote off the proposal as "unserious," and urged Congress to work together to pass the spending bills by the end of the current fiscal year. Spending bills would need to be approved by Oct. 1 in order to avoid a partial government shutdown.

“There is no other viable path forward that protects the health, safety and economic well-being of hardworking American taxpayers,” Jeffries wrote in the letter, per the Associated Press.

The letter and threat of a veto comes as lawmakers return to Capitol Hill this week, after their August recess, which lasted through the week of Labor Day.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just the News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.