House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) will address Republicans in person Wednesday morning for the first time since Congressional leaders announced a bipartisan agreement to avert a government shutdown.
Lawmakers face a Jan. 19 deadline to fund parts of the government. Military construction and veterans affairs budgets have historically been less controversial. Agriculture; Energy and Water. The remaining agencies, including Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, have a Feb. 2 deadline.
But over the weekend, Prime Minister Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., pushed back the deadline of March 1 to give negotiators more time to forge a deal on government funding. It was announced that an agreement has been reached to extend the contract until March 8th. Remaining of fiscal year 2024.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson returns to his office after voting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 11, 2024. (Anna Rose Leyden/Getty Images)
The future path of government funding is likely to be a major topic of discussion at House Republicans' next weekly meeting, multiple sources speculated to Fox News Digital.
The session is currently scheduled for Wednesday morning, although weather conditions forced the House to cancel Tuesday night's vote.
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One House Republican aide who spoke to Fox News Digital predicted a “showdown” within the party over the short-term spending bill, known as the Continuing Resolution (CR). The aide told Fox News Digital that he expects more resistance within the Republican Party than has been seen in past CR votes.
Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer are focused on a bipartisan path to funding the government. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
The last time Johnson passed CR in November, 93 Republicans left the party. At the time, he promised to “complete” the short-term CR, a declaration that was met with enthusiasm by House Republicans.
The latest short-term extension is still likely to pass with support from both Republicans and Democrats, but it is not without criticism from Johnson's right. Johnson will get a preview of that when Republican lawmakers meet behind closed doors on Wednesday morning to discuss the next package. their conference.
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“There's nothing new about surrendering now and promising to fight tomorrow. Wasn't a CR with a ladder supposed to be some kind of leverage?” Rep. Warren Davidson, a member of the House Freedom Caucus. (R-Ohio) wrote on X Tuesday:
Members of the House Freedom Caucus, such as Representative Warren Davidson, oppose further enactment of the CR. (Getty Images)
“Unfortunately, it appears that another corner four agreement has been reached, in violation of a number of regulations.” [House GOP] I promise you that,” Davidson said.
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The Freedom Caucus itself issued a statement calling the agreement a “surrender.”
” [House GOP] “The group plans to pass a short-term spending bill that maintains Pelosi's level with the Biden policy, and buys time to pass a long-term spending bill that maintains Pelosi's level with the Biden policy.”
