House Republicans are still scrambling to find a path forward with less than two months until the government runs out of funding
The disagreements mean lawmakers will undoubtedly need to pass a short-term spending measure to give them more time to negotiate, but a so-called continuing resolution – or CR – will only kick the inevitable fight down the right and could still risk enraging House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s right flank. House Republicans are expected to huddle Monday evening at 6 p.m.
An agriculture spending bill they’d hoped to put on the floor was scraped after the House Freedom Caucus wanted another $8 billion in spending cuts. The Senate also still has to pass all 12 of their bills . As one Republican put this week finding any more bills that can pass on the floor is still an extremely heavy lift. Asked how many they predicted could get through a narrow 4-vote House majority, the member replied “zero.
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