DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa’s six congressional delegation members are awaiting a vote on a bill that would extend government funding and avoid a government shutdown. The concern from those six members is what’s within a 1,500 page continuous resolution.

United States Senator Chuck Grassley during his weekly media availability highlighted his concern with the government potentially shutting down.

“I don’t want a government shutdown. I don’t think we’ll have a government shutdown, and I’m sure we won’t have one when it comes to a vote in the United States Senate. I know it’s a little closer in the House of Representatives, but that’s the way it is,” said Grassley (R). The Senate waits for some type of funding bill to come out of the U.S. House.

Wednesday Republican house lawmakers were sorting through the massive bill that would include $10 billion in direct payments to farmers, $21 billion in agriculture disaster aid, a one year extension of the 2018 farm bill and year round E-15.

Congressman Zach Nunn’s office tells WHO 13 News that those are portions of the bill that is supported by Congressman Nunn, but the 1,500 page bill includes some things that frustrate him and other lawmakers, specifically mentioning the portion of the bill that increases pay for those elected.

Senator Joni Ernst expressed her displeasure with the bill that was introduced in a post on social media Wednesday.

“Congress deserves a lump of coal for failing to do its job and putting special interests ahead of taxpayers,” Ernst wrote in part. In a follow up post Sen. Ernst showed support for Iowa farmers, saying that a farm bill shouldn’t be held hostage by the massive spending package.

If there is not some type of resolution passed before the Friday deadline, there will be some aspects of the federal government shut down on Saturday.

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