DesJarlais Votes Against Omnibus Funding Bill, Graves Praises It

The omnibus spending legislation to keep the government funded through September passed the House of Representatives Wednesday with more nays from Republicans than from Democrats.  Representative DesJarlais made the following statement, “With control of the House, Senate and White House, Republicans have an historic opportunity to enact conservative reforms, but surrendered to Democrats’ shutdown threats, setting a bad precedent that reinforces the status quo.