Posted on 11/11/2023 2:11:44 PM PST by FarCenter
House Republicans are pursuing a two-step plan for funding the government, three sources familiar with the matter told CNN, as Congress barrels toward another spending deadline next Friday.
Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson announced the plan on a GOP conference call with members Saturday afternoon and argued “I wasn’t the architect of the mess we are in,” according to a source on the call.
While Johnson embraced the right wing of his conference by pitching the two-step approach, he didn’t fully cave to their wishes. The package does not include the deep spending cuts that his right flank pushed for but instead extends funding at its current levels.
“This two-step continuing resolution is a necessary bill to place House Republicans in the best position to fight for conservative victories,” Johnson said in a statement Saturday.
The first bill would extend funding until January 19 and would include military construction, Veterans Affairs, transportation and housing as well as the Energy Department. The second part of the bill, which would extend funding until February 2, would include funding for the rest of the government.
Neither bill includes additional aid for Israel or Ukraine.
The two-step approach was widely pushed by Republican hardliners but dismissed by many senators as a complicated solution that was hard to implement and execute. Still, given that funding for the agencies would stay at current levels, it could be harder for Democrats to reject.
Ahead of the conference call Saturday, Republicans had been weighing multiple options, including a more straightforward stopgap bill with some added sweeteners along with the more complicated two-step approach that Johnson is pitching.
The conference has been divided over which option to pursue, with appropriators in favor of a clean stopgap and members of the Freedom Caucus pushing the laddered approach.
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Mike Johnson is on the right path spending where needed not for democrats squandering like the last 3 years.
We can’t pay the interest on what they have spent so far.
Johnson's Package appears to be just like all the other Republican Packages.
Of course. Can't NOT have "sweeteners". /s
I support Mike Johnson as he has inherited a MESS... He is doing the very best with what he has to work with and I believe has the best COMMON SENSE of anyone in DC!!!! Definitely not “ one of the boys”!!!
And the beat goes on. :-(
>> Johnson’s Package appears to be just like all the other Republican Packages.
Is that a normal area of study for you....
Hello folks????
Not making spending cuts and keeping spending at the current levels is WHAT A CR IS!!!!
Having part of the CR expire a few weeks after the other part is 2 steps to no where. Its not a solution, its not anything.
Friday- NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Moody’s on Friday lowered its outlook on the U.S. credit rating to “negative” from “stable” citing large fiscal deficits and a decline in debt affordability, a move that drew immediate criticism from President Joe Biden’s administration.
Already downgraded Dems will blame Republicans of course
Just another version of the Potomac Two-Step.
More graft and corruption ahead. If GOP had any balls, shut it down!!!!
When employees don’t do the job assigned, they get fired. When congresscritters don’t do their jobs, they get a pay raise.
“Neither bill includes additional aid for Israel or Ukraine.”
That’s not what I heard. I want to see clarification on this. Also, apparently neither bill includes one word about closing the border.
Where are the J6 tapes?
Mike Johnson?....anybody???
They need to prohibit any new funding for new FBI building as well.
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