Government Shutdown Threat Looms as House GOP Fails to Pass Funding Bills

House Republicans are going home for the week despite risk of government shutdown due to lack of funding legislation progress.
Speaker McCarthy unable to pass procedural military funding vote due to opposition from hardliners in his party.
McCarthy seeking 30-day stopgap funding bill to avert shutdown, but passage in House and Senate unlikely.
Biden mocks House Republicans for leaving despite looming shutdown, notes previous shutdown furloughed 800,000 workers.
McCarthy expresses frustration with Republican holdouts wanting to "burn the whole place down" through shutdown.

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Posted 9/21/2023, 11:09:00 PM