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But the CR opens an opportunity. ‘Whatever it takes. For as long as it takes.’
Speaker Johnson says this positions the GOP to win upcoming spending battles, but Democrats claim victory in extending their 2023 funding program for 75 days.
The effort is part a strategy to force the Senate to negotiate spending on favorable terms despite bipartisan passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act in June.
The appropriations bill passed along party lines, 210-199.
The measure would have automatically extended government funding to prevent a shutdown when Congress fails to pass a budget on time.
Congress faces two massive hurdles: the government shutting down in less than 40 days and the need to pick a speaker of the House
Despite the Senate’s progress on a stopgap funding measure, chances of a government shutdown continue to climb.
The Problem Solvers Caucus released on Sept. 27 an appropriations framework as the U.S. government is four days away from shutting down.
Speaker McCarthy united his caucus in considering four appropriations bills, which he hopes to leverage in passing a CR laced with border security measures.
The continuing resolution includes $6.1 billion in funding for Ukraine and $6 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Speaker McCarthy promises a continuing resolution vote this week, aiming to preempt the Senate and a coalition of House moderates from offering their own terms
Speaker McCarthy sent lawmakers home for the weekend without progress on appropriations, leaving a chance for the Senate to define the terms of the debate.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is facing resistance to his proposed ’minibus’ spending packages as the funding deadline for fiscal year 2024 draws near.
GOP hardliners and pragmatists favor a short-term continuing resolution with 8 percent spending cuts, prompting opposition from some ultra-conservatives.
The speaker must face down hardliners in his own caucus and a united Senate to create a conservative appropriations win and avoid a government shutdown.
Republicans called the move to combine the bills a manipulation tactic.
Freedom Caucus members hint at consequences for Speaker McCarthy if a continuing resolution passes without strings attached.
