"Lawmakers Race to Avert Shutdown Amid Budget Impasse and Winter Storm Threat"

Rep. Lauren Boebert criticized the short-term spending bill passed by the House to keep the government funded through March as a "Pelosi-Esque" deal, expressing opposition to the measure and accusing it of being a "reckless, bloated spending bill." The bill's passing extends government funding deadlines to March 1 and March 8, providing Congress more time to complete the appropriations process, but Boebert argued that it fails to address wasteful federal spending and prevent future debt.