Government Barrels Toward Shutdown as House Funding Stopgap Bill Fails on Floor

With House GOP in disarray, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has the opportunity to define the terms of a stop-gap funding bill to forestall shutdown.

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 18, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The House of Representatives defeated a stopgap funding bill on Friday, dealing a blow to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as he attempted to forestall a possible government shutdown that is less than 48 hours away.

Twenty-one Republicans joined Democrats in opposing the legislation, bringing the final tally to 198–232.