BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — With the federal government facing the possibility of a shutdown, Rep. David Valadao says partisan gridlock in the Senate is blocking what he calls a straightforward solution to keep agencies funded.

The Hanford Republican said the House has already passed a continuing resolution, or CR, that extends current funding through Nov. 21.

“We put the clean CR, no funny business in it like has happened in the past, and we passed it off the House floor,” Valadao said. He described the measure as a simple extension meant to give Congress time to finish full appropriations bills.

Valadao argues Democrats in the Senate are pressing for major fiscal provisions in exchange for their votes, including permanent tax credit extensions he says could cost “literally hundreds o

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