No Labels’ review of the Congressional record shows Congress has failed to carry out its most fundamental duty in the Constitution — funding the government in a timely manner—for all but two of the past 25 years.

 “Congress is batting .080 on discharging its sole annual duty under the U.S. Constitution in a timely manner,” No Labels Co-Founder David Walker said. “Players with averages like that don’t last in the majors for long.”

 “If Congress can’t do it’s sole constitutional duty, the system is broken,” No Labels Co-Founder Mark McKinnon said. “Hyper-partisanship has real consequences, as we saw with the fallout from the debt-ceiling debacle and S&P’s subsequent downgrade of the U.S. credit rating.”

 Continued McKinnon, “While No Labels supports efforts to provide funding for disaster relief, Congress should pass a continuing resolution to temporarily fund the federal government with no gimmicks and no political games until it can finish the remaining spending bills.”

 To view the No Labels report detailing Congress’ inability to meet appropriations deadlines over the past 25 years, visit nolabels.org/blog/can-congress-fund-government.

 No Labels is a national citizens' movement of Republicans, Democrats and Independents that urges bipartisan cooperation in the interest of common sense solutions. To learn more about No Labels, please visit NoLabels.org.