evidence: Wisconsin Republicans vote no but Congress passes short-term fix to avert partial shutdown [...] On Wednesday, Rep. Scott Fitzgerald told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel he had concerns over passing a continuing resolution without border security policy. A day later, he joined the rest of the Wisconsin GOP delegation in opposition. [...] "They wasted seven months trying to pass extreme appropriations bills, not a single one of which has been signed into law or even taken up by the Senate," Pocan said. "Funding the government is the most basic function of Congress. It’s past time for Republicans to get serious and work with Democrats to fund the government for a full year instead of just a few weeks at a time."