Dozens of conservative leaders back clean stopgap to avert shutdown
Leaders and organizers of dozens of major conservative activists are urging Congressional Republicans to support clean, continuing resolutions (CRs) to avoid government shutdowns in memos organized by the Conservative Action Project. “Conservatives support President Trump's efforts to streamline and rebuild the federal government that works for the American people. With the March 14 funding deadline […]
DeLauro rejects one-year stopgap spending bill backed by Republicans: ‘Nonstarter’
Top Democrats on the House Budget Committee have rejected the idea of a suspension spending bill to fund the government at its current level throughout the remainder of the fiscal year. The proposal is being driven by President Trump, who supported the “clean” continuous resolution (CR) last week, and President Trump, who supports Mike Johnson […]
Trump on 'clean' stopgap funding measure: 'Let's get it done!'
President Trump on Thursday threw support behind the efforts of “clean” ban funding measures, urging Congress to move forward with the legislative agenda with an ongoing resolution. “As usual, sleepy Joe Biden left us with total confusion. Last year's budget is not over yet,” Trump wrote late Thursday. The true societycast the Biden administration's responsibility. […]
Johnson leaves door open to full-year funding stopgap
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) has not ruled out a year-round suspension to fund governments until the end of the fiscal year as lawmakers struggle to launch bipartisan deals. did. Johnson kept the door open Wednesday afternoon, pushing reporters a possible year-round halt. “We're trying to negotiate in good faith, but Democrats have sent me a […]
Fight over spending stopgap foreshadows funding challenges in new Congress
This month's chaotic government shutdown battle foreshadows some of the challenges House Republicans may face next year, as the major funding test awaits the incoming Republican trifecta. Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown last week, but not without some drama. While Republican leaders have struggled to meet President-elect Trump's tough demands, they have managed to […]
Lawmakers react to stopgap funding and averting government shutdown
Lawmakers are speaking out during a chaotic week on Capitol Hill as Congress scrambles to pass emergency legislation past the 11th hour to avert a government shutdown. The White House announced that President Biden signed a 118-page bill on Saturday extending government funding through March. The bill would provide more than $100 billion in disaster […]
President Biden signs stopgap funding bill into law, averting shutdown
The White House announced that President Biden signed the emergency funding bill on Saturday, extending government funding through March and averting a government shutdown. The bill includes $100 billion in disaster relief and a one-year farm bill. After a week of chaos at the Capitol, the Senate worked into the early hours of Saturday morning […]
President Biden signs stopgap measure to avoid government shutdown
President Biden on Saturday signed the emergency measure approved by Congress on Friday to prevent a government shutdown. The White House announced that Biden signed the bill in a short statement. The bill would continue funding the government through March 14, provide disaster relief and extend farm laws. The House approved the bill Friday night […]
Senate sends stopgap spending deal to avert shutdown to Biden's desk
The Senate passed a stopgap funding measure early Saturday morning, averting a government shutdown that would lead to the furloughs of hundreds of thousands of federal workers, ending a tumultuous week in Congress. Senators passed a continuing resolution that would extend funding at current levels through March 14, provide more than $100 billion in disaster […]
House GOP eyes plan B stopgap with separate 2-part debt limit commitment
House Republicans are eyeing an alternative government funding stopgap that excludes raising the debt ceiling, and are instead working on a pledge to raise the borrowing limit twice next year to appease President-elect Trump. People's sources told The Hill. The new continuing resolution is still under consideration and subject to change, but includes some language […]