Posted 1/15/2024, 10:23:47 PM
Congress Faces Tight Deadline to Avert Shutdown as Conservatives Revolt Over Stopgap Spending Bill
- Congress faces a tight deadline this week to pass a short-term spending bill to avert a government shutdown before funding expires Friday night
- The continuing resolution would extend funding to March 1 for some agencies and March 8 for others to give more time for spending negotiations
- House Speaker Mike Johnson remains committed to the $1.6 trillion top-line spending agreement made with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
- Conservative House Republicans strongly oppose another short-term bill, but don't yet have the votes to oust Speaker Johnson
- The spending bill will need bipartisan support to reach the two-thirds House majority needed for passage before the shutdown deadline