Greg Murphy, North Carolina Representative, voted no on the state’s most recent stop-gap bill, which has been passed by the House and is now under consideration in the Senate to prevent a government shutdown.
“We have to take a stand against the unsustainable growth of our debt,” Murphy said in a tweet explaining his decision to vote against the government funding bill.
The bill, which would keep the government funded until mid-November, does not include aid for Ukraine. It passed the U.S. Senate with an 88-9 vote, with bipartisan support. Only a handful of representatives and senators across the country voted against it, including Greg Murphy and Dan Bishop from North Carolina.
The bill initially did not include Ukraine aid, but it was later added in the Senate. While only one Democrat and 90 Republicans in the House voted against the bill, several representatives did not vote on it. If a government shutdown were to occur, hundreds of agencies would be forced to close. This would be the first government shutdown in nearly six years.
In a video clip posted by News Nation Now, Murphy stated that he doesn’t believe 45 days will make a significant difference, which is one of the reasons why he voted against the stop-gap bill. He emphasized that the “silent killer” is the nation’s debt and expressed his desire to take a stand against it, asserting that it is detrimental to the country.
Murphy’s vote against the state’s budget funding bill reflects his concerns about the growing national debt and his commitment to fiscal responsibility. As the bill moves to the Senate, the fate of government funding hangs in the balance.
