Posted 3/8/2024, 8:43:00 PM
Conservatives Seek Amendments, Potentially Delaying Senate Funding Bill and Risking Shutdown
- Conservatives are threatening to delay a Senate bill to prevent a government shutdown, demanding several amendment votes first.
- Amendment demands focus on issues like excluding undocumented immigrants from the census count and deporting those who assault law enforcement officers.
- None of the amendments are expected to pass the Democratic-led Senate.
- Conservatives have been upset over the size of the $450 billion funding package.
- Senators hope to pass the bill before the midnight shutdown deadline, but a brief funding lapse is possible.