House Republicans are looking for a way to avert a government shutdown after a second funding proposal failed Thursday night, hours before a late Friday deadline.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said early Friday that Republicans had reached a Plan C to avoid a government shutdown and a vote was expected soon.
His comments came after Democrats and dozens of Republicans rejected a bill that would have combined a three-month extension of government funding, $110 billion in disaster and farm aid and other measures with a two-year extension of the debt ceiling. Announced. -Trump's request for minutes.
Senate Republicans remained outraged by the dysfunctional “show” and “blunder” they witnessed in the House this week, as two proposals to fund the government by Christmas were defeated.
“It's like we're back to square one,” incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R.S.D.) told The Hill as he left the Capitol.
We'll be tracking developments here throughout the day.
