Sen. Portman Votes to Keep Government Open and Provide Long-Term Funding for Children’s Health Insurance Program

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- The office of Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release:

Tonight, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) voted to keep the government open and provide six years of certainty and stability to the 8.9 American children enrolled in the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Portman issued the following statement after the vote:

"Tonight I voted to keep the government open and provide long-term funding for the CHIP program. There's nothing in this short-term funding bill that either party opposes, and no one benefits from a shutdown. We should end government shutdowns for good, and that's why I have introduced legislation called the End Government Shutdowns Act to avoid these types of unnecessary disruptions that ultimately hurt our economy, hurt families, and hurt our troops. Shutdowns are unnecessary and counter-productive, and I would hope Democrats reconsider their opposition to this non-controversial, short-term funding bill and work with us to keep the government running."