Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a Republican, delayed a vote on a federal government funding bill Feb. 8, causing a short government shutdown Feb. 9. Rand said the bill added another trillion dollars to the deficit, after Republicans had complained for years about the need to reduce government debt. Rep. John Faso (R-Kinderhook) voted to pass the bill, and did not mention Rand's concerns about the deficit in his statement about the vote. Instead, he plugged the pork he managed to bring back to the area in the bill. "I am thrilled to see my legislation improving the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program included," his press release read, in part. "The budget caps deal also included an extension of the Fuel Cell Investment Tax Credit which is critical to companies such as Plug Power in the Capital Region and two much-needed fixes to the Dairy Margin Protection Program and the Livestock Gross Margin-Dairy program. These provisions will broadly benefit dairy farmers throughout upstate New York." New York Senators split their votes. Chuck Schumer voted with Faso for the spending bill; Kirsten Gillibrand voted with Rand against the funding.