"House Conservatives Consider Yearlong Spending Stopgap to Avert Shutdown"
TL;DR
Speaker Mike Johnson revealed a plan to prevent a government shutdown next week by proposing a vote on four separate appropriations bills and potentially needing a stopgap funding bill to buy more time. Despite this strategy, concerns about a possible shutdown persist due to Congress's tight schedule and differences in the appropriations bills. Johnson opposes a year-long stopgap bill and expressed concerns about the GOP's negotiating position with the Democratic-led Senate.
Topics:nationpolitics#appropriations-bills#government-shutdown#house-freedom-caucus#politics#speaker-mike-johnson#stopgap-funding
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- 'Why would we proceed': House conservatives float yearlong spending stopgap as deadline looms POLITICO
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