McCarthy Races Senate to Field Continuing Resolution, Avoid Government Shutdown

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

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 19, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will bring a continuing funding resolution to the House floor this week that will allow Congress additional time to complete the appropriations process and avoid a government shutdown on Oct. 1.

The move seems in part to be a calculated effort by the embattled speaker to get the House’s version of a continuing resolution (CR) passed and avoid being forced to accept spending terms proposed by the Democrat-controlled Senate.