Posted on 03/06/2025 9:58:17 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Washington — House Republicans are pursuing a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through September, looking to shore up support for the continuing resolution with less than 10 days to prevent a government shutdown.
Speaker Mike Johnson has outlined plans for the measure, which is expected to extend funding at current levels through the end of the fiscal year, Sept. 30, and has the backing of President Trump.
"Conservatives will love this Bill," Mr. Trump said Wednesday on social media, calling the continuing resolution "very important."
"Let's get this Bill done!" Mr. Trump added.
But Republicans are facing pressure to do so without support from Democrats. And whether Johnson can get the measure through the House, with a razor-thin Republican majority, remains to be seen.
Members of the House Freedom Caucus, who often oppose the temporary funding measures, met with the president at the White House Wednesday as Republicans move forward with the funding plan, which could be voted on early next week. After the meeting, Rep. Lauren Boebert said they're ready to move forward with a continuing resolution, called a CR for short, so that the president's agenda can move forward. But other caucus members said they need to see the text first.
"Look, we haven't seen the final form of the CR," said Rep. Andy Harris. "In concept, the president has said he needs this for his agenda. We support the president's agenda."
Johnson told reporters Tuesday that he's hoping to release the text of the continuing resolution by the end of the week.
In recent years, funding the government has created a headache for Johnson and his predecessor, former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, because of the narrow GOP majority in the House and opposition to temporary funding measures by a group of conservative hardliners.
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No. More. Continuing. Resolutions.
Whenever there is the possibility of a government shutdown, the MSM ALWAYS blame it on Republicans who are ALWAYS supposed to be the ones who yield.
Why....they work...and are done all the time.
137 since 1996. It’s the norm...not the exception.
No. More. Denying Reality
No more Kickback deals
If the Republicans can’t get their act together on a budget that cuts spending when they control all three branches of government, they are completely lost. I’d say that I’d never believe another Republican talk about limited government again, but I stopped believing them back when Bush was president.
Pass a budget you GOPe congress pukes.
Shut it down.
I’m sick of this S.
So, Mike Johnson has decided not to pull the bandaid off in one fell swoop. Fine, there may be a tactical reason for this that will help down the road. But if he does it a second time, he is not a serious conservative.
How about, if we actually neeed a CR to fund everything this “one last time” , we base it on the last year of Clinton, instead of last year. That seems reasonable!
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