Posted 2/25/2024, 10:05:12 PM
Schumer Warns of Risk of Partial Shutdown as House GOP Struggles to Reach Funding Deal
- Schumer said House Republicans need more time to reach a deal on funding bills to avoid a partial government shutdown on Friday.
- Key appropriations staff have been working to try to clinch a deal, but agreement is slipping amid fights over policy issues like abortion, guns, and nutrition aid.
- Speaker Johnson faces pressure from conservatives and hasn't ruled out a shutdown.
- The legislative timeline is very tight, with the House not back until Wednesday and the Senate dealing with Mayorkas impeachment.
- Schumer challenged Johnson to visit Ukraine and said the Senate's security supplemental aid bill would pass if Johnson put it on the House floor.