Main Topic: Congress likely to pass a short-term government funding bill to avoid a shutdown this fall.
Key Points:
1. Speaker Kevin McCarthy believes a short-term funding bill is necessary due to lack of time for a full-year funding deal.
2. The length of the stopgap bill and policy terms still need to be agreed upon by congressional leaders.
3. The House and Senate are moving in different directions on appropriations, with the House seeking spending cuts and conservative policy provisions, while the Senate aims for bipartisan support and avoids controversial provisions.
Former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor advises Republican colleagues not to pursue a government shutdown unless they have a clear plan to come out as winners, citing the failed attempt to block Obamacare in 2013 as a major political headache that did little to hinder its rollout.
Republican lawmakers, particularly conservatives, are threatening to hold up government funding unless their demands on issues such as a border wall, investigations into the Biden family, and Ukraine aid are met, raising concerns about a potential government shutdown.
House GOP leaders are considering avoiding a government shutdown by approving a short-term continuing resolution instead of a massive bill to fund the Pentagon, as they face demands from hardliners for deeper spending cuts and specific funding levels.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis expressed support for conservative House Republicans pushing for a government shutdown if Democrats don't meet their hard-right policy demands in a phone call, aiming to enhance his standing among Republican primary voters and insert himself into the spending fight on the Hill.
Sen. Ron Johnson is willing to end his blockade of spending legislation in the Senate if he gets a vote on an amendment to end government shutdowns.
Conservative Sen. Rand Paul has announced that he will oppose any funding bill to keep the government open past Sept. 30 if it includes funding for the war in Ukraine.
Republican Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has suggested that he will support a bipartisan government funding bill only if another bipartisan bill, the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act, also gets a vote, which aims to prevent federal shutdowns by triggering a Continued Resolution that maintains federal spending at its current level.
Lawmakers express concern over the possibility of a government shutdown as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces pressure to secure votes for a spending bill, with the House Freedom Caucus complicating budget negotiations and potential compromise with Democrats risking McCarthy's speakership.
A potential government shutdown looms as Congress struggles to pass a funding bill by Saturday night, which could result in federal workers going without pay and essential services continuing while non-essential services halt.
A government shutdown is increasingly likely as hard-line Republicans oppose a bipartisan bill to fund the government.
Washington, DC faces the possibility of a government shutdown as House Republicans vote down a measure to fund the government, potentially leading to the suspension of services and pay for federal employees.
House Republicans are in a funding standoff that may lead to a government shutdown, with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy proposing a stopgap funding bill and facing threats from within his own party.
Republicans and Democrats in the House have approved a stopgap funding plan to avert a possible government shutdown, but the bill still needs to pass the Senate; the proposal includes funding for government agencies and disaster recovery efforts, but does not include money for Ukraine, leading to divisions among Democrats.
President Joe Biden signed a stopgap bill into law to avert a government shutdown, preventing a crisis that would have affected millions of Americans, while criticizing House Republicans for the last-minute scramble.
Congress passes a short-term spending bill to avert a government shutdown, which President Biden signed into law, funding the government through November 17.
Lawmakers avoided a government shutdown by passing a 47-day stopgap funding measure, but will need to find a solution by November 17th to prevent a Thanksgiving shutdown, while House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces threats to his position and potential removal from Rep. Matt Gaetz.
Congress averted a government shutdown with a temporary deal that keeps funding at current levels until Nov. 17, providing relief for millions of Americans and avoiding a potential furlough of federal employees and delayed food assistance programs, but leaving some, like House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, facing challenges and excluding additional U.S. aid to Ukraine.
