IFPTE sent a letter to the Senate providing qualified support for a continuing resolution (CR), the “Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026,” to fund the government to January 30, 2026 and reminded Senators that this CR is not “clean” so long as it does not protect the Legislative Branch’s power as a co-equal branch of government.
Read MoreIFPTE issued a statement regarding the growing likelihood of a government shutdown, which would start when the current federal funding expires at 12:01 am, Saturday, December 21.
Read MoreAs House Republicans continue putting politics above people and fail to agree on a path to funding the federal government, IFPTE has once again urged Congress to embrace bipartisan efforts in the Senate to fund the government and avert a federal government shutdown.
Read MoreIFPTE requested Senators vote to a continuing resolution to prevent a shutdown and fund the federal government through March 11, 2022. The bill passed the House last week with bipartisan support. The union letter also applauds Sen. Schatz and Rep. Case for including funding to clean up Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii.
Read MoreIn a series of emails sent this week from IFPTE Secretary-Treasurer Matt Biggs updating Locals on a potential federal government shutdown, he shared that “we are just eight days away from the end of Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20), and none of the twelve annual spending measures has been approved by Congress… absent passage of a continuing resolution by the end of the month, the government will shut down.”
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