Rep. Harris supports government funding bill to advance President Trump’s agenda

WASHINGTON, DC — On Thursday, Representative Mark Harris (NC-08) issued the following statement after voting in favor of the Senate Amendment to the Full-year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025: 

Representative Harris said, “Today, I voted for the Senate Budget Resolution. I voted to move forward in the reconciliation process, which must result in keeping taxes low for American families, fully funding our border security, and enacting historic spending reductions in return for raising the limit on our nation's credit card.

 But our work is far from over. To put it simply, the Senate failed to do its job with this budget. President Trump won his election five months ago, and this is the best they could do? ‘Trust us’ is not a plan when the people who are making promises to you are at least partially responsible for America’s $37 trillion in debt and annual deficit of $2 trillion each year.

 But after meeting with President Trump at the White House, I am assured that he will not sign a bill that does not produce the spending reforms necessary to put our country back on the path toward balancing the federal budget. The final reconciliation package must be much closer to $2 trillion in spending reduction than a mere $4 billion for me to vote for it later this year. The House Budget instructions must guide both chambers during negotiations, or it will not be possible to deliver on our promises to the American people – which include reducing the size of government spending to set us back on the path to fiscal responsibility.  

 Our children and grandchildren are counting on us to get this historic opportunity right. We can’t miss it.”

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