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, […]
Johnson rolls out plan B to avert government shutdown
House Republican leaders announced a plan Sunday to keep the government funded for three months after an initial attempt by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) to avert a government shutdown failed due to GOP opposition. Continuing Resolution (CR)As a result of bipartisan negotiations in the House and Senate, a bill was passed to keep the […]
Trump's shutdown push falls flat with Republicans
House Republicans have overwhelmingly rejected former President Trump's calls to shut down the government over the lack of citizenship voting legislation, a public departure from the Republican presidential candidate ahead of the November election. Republican lawmakers this week killed a combination of a six-month continuing resolution and a Trump-backed voting bill, scuttling the bill and […]
Republicans shift to plan B to prevent shutdown
House Republicans, in their desperate attempt to avert a government shutdown, have reversed course and are considering a three-month stopgap spending bill instead of a six-month extension, but have dropped their demand for stricter voting rules as part of the bill. Top budget officials have already begun bipartisan talks in both chambers, and senior lawmakers […]
Schumer coins ‘Trump shutdown,’ slamming GOP amid spending fight
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., blamed former President Trump and Republicans for a possible partial government shutdown after the House failed to pass a stopgap spending bill on Wednesday. He filed for adjournment on Thursday as a procedural step to act as soon as possible once the House passes a continuing resolution (CR), a […]
Shutdown fears move House Republicans to protect military paychecks
First appeared on FOX: House Republicans are working to protect the pay of U.S. troops in the event of a partial government shutdown. Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.) plans to reintroduce the military pay bill on Thursday with the support of at least 20 House members (16 Republicans and four Democrats). This came a day after […]
Senate will move stopgap funding bill as government shutdown looms
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced Thursday that he would act later that day to advance a bipartisan government funding bill after House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, failed to pass a partisan six-month funding bill related to voter registration reform. Schumer said a government funding bill will be considered by the House of Representatives, […]
Johnson’s plan to avoid government shutdown goes down in flames as Republicans rebel
House Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to avert a partial government shutdown failed Wednesday. The bill failed 202-220, with only two Republicans voting “yes,” Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY). At least nine Republicans voted against a House GOP leadership bill that would have extended the current federal budget by six months and […]
US House fails to pass federal funding bill as shutdown deadline nears | House of Representatives
A government funding package pushed by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson failed to pass Wednesday. There are less than two weeks left to avoid a shutdown starting October 1st. The final vote is 202 to 220, 14 Except for House Republicans three House Democrats opposed the bill. Two Republicans voted “no.” The bill was not […]