WASHINGTON—With government funding set to expire at midnight (ET) on Dec. 20, Congress is scrambling to avert a shutdown after President-elect Donald Trump expressed opposition to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) $100 billion funding extension, effectively dooming the bill’s prospects.
The continuing resolution (CR), put forth after extensive negotiations between Johnson and members of the Democratic Party, included $100 billion in disaster relief, a one-year extension of the farm bill, environmental measures, veterans’ provisions, and other legislation.
