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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and the White House have given their approval to a stopgap funding bill proposed by Republican Senator Ron Johnson, which would prevent a government shutdown at the end of the month. The bill would extend funding until December 3, giving lawmakers more time to negotiate a longer-term spending package.
The White House criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson's stopgap funding bill, calling it "extreme" and warning of the potential for a Republican shutdown. The bill proposes a "laddered" continuing resolution that would result in funding running out in mid-January and early February, aiming to push for negotiations on the 12 regular funding bills. While some Republicans support the bill, Democrats argue for a clean short-term CR without unnecessary complications. The bill does not include aid to Israel, which has faced opposition from Democrats due to cuts in IRS funding.
Members of the Maine delegation respond to the stopgap funding bill aimed at avoiding a government shutdown, expressing mixed reactions and concerns about the short-term nature of the measure.
Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz threatened to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his post after the House passed a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. Gaetz has been criticizing McCarthy for alleged violations of a deal made in January. McCarthy defended his decision to bring the bill to the floor, stating that he was looking out for the American public. The bill, which includes $16 billion for U.S. disaster relief aid, needs two-thirds of the House for approval, meaning Democrats will have to vote in favor of it.
The House of Representatives failed to pass a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown, with 21 Republican members of Congress voting against the bill. The bill, if agreed upon by the Senate, would have given lawmakers more time to gather support for 12 individual spending bills. Funding for the government expires at midnight on Sunday, and without a deal, all federal functions considered "nonessential" will be temporarily placed on hold. The 21 GOP members who voted against the bill include Rep. Andy Biggs, Rep. Lauren Boebert, Rep. Matt Gaetz, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Rep. Nancy Mace.