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The largest federal workers union, AFGE, urges lawmakers to pass a clean continuing resolution to end the government shutdown, which has furloughed and affected hundreds of thousands of federal employees, highlighting the political impasse over healthcare subsidies and calling for responsible leadership to prioritize American workers and stability.
The leader of America's largest federal workers union calls for an end to the prolonged government shutdown, urging lawmakers to pass a clean continuing resolution to reopen the government, pay affected workers, and resolve policy disputes through normal legislative processes amid ongoing political stalemate.
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.
House Republicans are considering a new approach to stopgap funding called a "laddered" continuing resolution, which would extend pieces of current appropriations for different time periods, creating a series of funding cliffs instead of a single deadline that could trigger a government shutdown. The proposal aims to build consensus among GOP members who seek additional spending cuts and could incentivize conservatives opposed to a continuing resolution to vote for it. However, senior Democratic appropriators warn that the laddered approach could complicate the funding process and cause disruptions across the executive branch. Speaker Mike Johnson also defended his decision to cut IRS funding to pay for an aid package for Israel, arguing for fiscal responsibility, and stated that a Ukraine bill would be coming soon, paired with measures to protect the U.S. southern border. Additionally, Johnson mentioned the possibility of appointing members to a bipartisan debt commission to address federal debt.
House Republicans are considering a stopgap funding proposal to prevent a government shutdown at the end of the month. The plan includes spending cuts for most federal agencies and resurrecting tough border initiatives from the Trump era. However, the proposal faces resistance from some Republicans and is unlikely to pass in the Democratic-controlled Senate. Speaker Kevin McCarthy is also facing calls for his ouster from the far right. A vote on the proposal is tentatively set for Thursday.