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Far-right Republicans draft short-term funding bill
A group of House Republicans, led by Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, unveiled a short-term spending bill on Wednesday that would keep the government open until Oct. 31 and avoid a debt default. However, the bill faces opposition from both Democrats and some Republicans, who object to its provisions that would ban vaccine mandates, defund…
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Republicans release short-term bill to avert shutdown until Oct. 31
With less than two weeks before the federal government runs out of money, House Republicans unveiled a stopgap funding bill on Tuesday that would keep the government open until Oct. 31. The bill, which was drafted by a group of far-right and centrist Republicans, also includes provisions to suspend the debt limit until Dec. 16…
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Shutdown Showdown
One of the most pressing issues facing Congress was the looming threat of a government shutdown, which would occur if lawmakers failed to pass a spending bill by September 30. The House of Representatives, controlled by Democrats, passed a bill that would fund the government until December 3 and also raise the debt ceiling, which…
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Republicans unveil new plan to avert shutdown
With less than two weeks before the government runs out of money, House Republicans have released a short-term bill that would fund the government until Oct. 31. However, the bill faces opposition from Democrats, who want to raise the debt ceiling and pass a $3.5 trillion social spending package. It’s not even clear that the…
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Government Shutdown Looms as Spending Bill Stalls
The federal government is facing the risk of a shutdown by the end of the month, as Congress has not yet passed a spending bill to fund its operations for the next fiscal year. The House Republicans have finalized a deal on a short-term funding bill that would keep the government open until December 3,…