House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Saturday he still lacks support from a handful of GOP hardliners to put a Republican stopgap measure on the floor next week, making a government shutdown likely with just one week until the deadline.
“I’ve been trying to put on for quite some time,” McCarthy said. “I appreciate all the members who’ve worked so hard on that. There are still a few members that won’t vote for funding the government while we finish all the 12 bills. I don’t understand.” As the September 30 deadline approaches, there is still no plan to avert a shutdown.
” During a call with the Republican conference Saturday afternoon, McCarthy pushed members to rally around a short-term spending bill that includes funds for border security. That would give House Republicans a position from which to begin negotiations with the Senate. But that path has proved difficult as a number of hardliners are opposed to any short-term spending solution. Following the call, some Republicans blasted the hardliners for thwarting the party’s strategy.
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