After Congress returns from its Thanksgiving break in December, it has just a few weeks to approve continued government spending past the Dec. 20 deadline.
In remarks on the floor last week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) said, “When the Senate reconvenes after Thanksgiving, senators will have a very busy few weeks to finish their work by the end of the year.” is expected,” he said.
“Both countries must continue to work together to keep the government open past the December 20 deadline.”
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The Senate failed to pass a Section 702 FISA update by last year's deadline, despite support from leaders of both parties, Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell. (Getty Images)
“Leaving a government shutdown right before Christmas is foolish, plain and simple, and no one wants that to happen.” “Well, there may be some people in other chambers who do that, but they are clearly in the minority.”
While nearly all spending bills have passed out of committee and are ready for a vote, Schumer has yet to bring any legislation to the floor. His office did not respond to Fox News Digital's questions about whether he would participate during the remaining time in Congress.
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Schumer has not said whether he will bring the spending bill to the floor. (Reuters)
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) pointed to Schumer's lack of action on individual spending bills and said it was likely that lawmakers would eventually introduce a short-term bridge spending bill next year. suggested. This would be good for the Republican Party and some Republicans who want the incoming Trump administration to contribute to a spending bill as soon as possible.
If Democrats control the Senate and a spending bill passes this Congress while President Joe Biden is still in office, Republicans will have significantly less influence over legislation that will govern the rest of fiscal year 2025. I will do it.
Biden must sign any spending bill passed this year. (Reuters)
A short-term spending bill known as a continuing resolution (CR) would give Republicans even more power sooner. But it's unclear whether Democrats will accept this, and officials who discussed the upcoming deadline said they expected to introduce a large spending bill, known as an omnibus, or a smaller spending bill, known as a minibus. It has been stated.
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Mr Lee warned about omnibus legislation. (Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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But some Republican lawmakers are vocally opposed to such a bill. In fact, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) recently penned an open letter to the American people, warning that members of the House and Senate are poised to force a massive omnibus bill before Christmas. did. He urged people not to call their legislators.
If Congress does not pass some form of stopgap bill or spending package by Dec. 20, the government will enter a partial shutdown until it does.
