Congress one step closer to avoiding government shutdown after bill passes House
Just weeks before Election Day, Congress took a critical step toward averting a partial government shutdown at the end of the month. Faced with an Oct. 1 deadline and little bipartisan progress on spending priorities for fiscal year 2025, the House on Wednesday passed a short-term extension of current fiscal year federal funding levels to […]
House passes stopgap bill to avert government shutdown
The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a three-month government funding bill to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month, sending it to the Senate for debate. The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 341-82 to fund the government at current levels through Dec. 20. The Senate is expected to […]
Johnson to sidestep GOP rebels on government funding, seek Dem support to avoid shutdown
House Republican leaders are poised to fend off GOP opposition to a federal funding plan as they race against the clock to prepare for a partial government shutdown. “There are a lot of people out there who really think a government shutdown is a good idea, or at least don't want to take responsibility for […]
GOP Senate hopeful Dave McCormick stands with workers protesting Pennsylvania factory shutdown, seeks FTC investigation
CHARLELOI, Pa. – A century-old glass factory is closing, putting 300 people out of work, but Republican Dave McCormick, challenging Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey, wants to save it. “I'm here today in solidarity with these workers in the fight to keep these jobs,” McCormick told the assembled workers, retirees and their families on Friday. Anchor […]
Congress has one more week in session to avert a government shutdown
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Johnson unveils new plan to avoid shutdown amid tension in GOP, scraps Trump-backed election measure
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana unveiled a new plan Sunday to avert a partial government shutdown after a House Republican insurrection last week derailed conservative measures. House leaders are aiming to vote this week on a short-term extension of current government budget levels, known as a continuing resolution (CR), to give congressional negotiators […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson Announces Vote On Bill To Avert Government Shutdown
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) speaks to the media after voting on a government funding bill at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, September 18, 2024. (Photo by Tassos Katopodis/Getty Images) OAN Staff Avril ElfiSunday, September 22, 2024 3:49 PM House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that the House will vote on a three-month […]
What made the cut in Congress’s plan to avert a shutdown — and what didn't
Congressional leaders agreed to postpone the fight over funding until spring 2025 and keep the government going past the looming Sept. 30 deadline after an earlier attempt to attach a citizenship-certified voting bill backed by President Trump failed. The House is expected to take up the bill, also known as a continuing resolution (CR), as […]
Republicans and Democrats avoid government shutdown through deal
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Speaker Johnson unveils second plan to avert shutdown, heeds to key Dem demand
House Republican leaders on Sunday unveiled a second plan to avert a government shutdown, opting to remove key provisions of the first plan that Democrats strongly opposed. of House Republican Leadership's New Plan It would postpone any fight over the government's budget until after the presidential election, just before Congress goes on its Christmas recess, […]