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The top two leaders of the House Republican conference agreed to a bill that would extend the government shutdown for another month by limiting spending during that time, as well as a bill that would overhaul border policies.
Caucus and House Freedom
A consensus resolution (CR) proposed by leaders of the Main Street Caucus and House Freedom Caucus will begin this week. But even if it passes the House, it cannot pass the Democratic-controlled Senate and the White House signs it, and the signs were there Sunday night.
The governor signed the agreement on October 10. 1 would save all spending from an 8 percent cut, leaving the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs at their current level of federal funding through Oct. 31. In addition, H.R. 2 The border control regulation will include the following: – Reduction of electronic verification requirements.
It does not include disaster relief funds or funding for Ukraine that resulted in additional funding requested by the White House in April, which the White House decided to attach to the ongoing agreement.
The deal also calls for a bill to fund the Department of Defense (DOD) in fiscal year 2024, according to Republican sources. House Republican leadership planned to move the State Department bill to the House floor last week, with hardliners trying to block it before a vote on it. It was claimed that he intended to undercut all other creditors.
The CR Bill was spearheaded by MPs. Byron Donalds (R-Florida). Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), chairman of the Main Street Caucus, a local conservative committee. Scott Perry (R-Pa.), former chairman of the House Freedom Caucus; Stephanie Bias (R-Okla.), Vice Chair of the Main Street Caucus; Chip Roy (R-Texas); and Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.).
“HFC members partnered with the Main Street Caucus over the weekend to raise money for the government and secure America’s borders. Now we have one for our colleagues at the House Republican Conference,” Perry said in a statement. It’s a community.”
A parliamentary committee is expected to approve the bill on Thursday. The current resolution calls for the House of Representatives to vote on the Pentagon bill on Wednesday and Thursday, a bill source confirmed to The Hill.
But as the Republican convention wrapped up Sunday afternoon, it seemed likely that Democrats would reject the plan, assuming they had enough support from the GOP majority. These are scary things.
As of Sunday afternoon, several Republican lawmakers had spoken out against the bill in an attempt to kill the proposal.
Dean Bishop (R-N.C.)
Rap about it. Dean Bishop (R-N.C.) wrote in X that he opposed the bill, as did Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.);
“In January, he assured us that we would not use democratic greed to fund the government and that we would present a 12-point bill to clearly ensure responsible government spending. I left. So I voted for Cr this week.” Rosendal wrote X.
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.): “I will not give up.”
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) told The Hill he won’t vote on the bill, saying he doesn’t think he has the votes to pass it. and rap. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) responded to several questions Sunday afternoon after an email that highlighted long-standing calls from hard-line conservatives for more spending cuts in 12 projects in the budget proposal. .
“My question is: 1) What is the average of 12 budget projects that can be cancelled? Even if the deadline is met, will the leader quit and not resign? Why not!!!” We are currently working on accepting all 12 projects. . . . NOW!!” Norman Hill said in a text message.
appropriations process
Members of Congress from both parties and both houses of Congress want to pass a progressive bill pending by fiat to buy more time to complete the appropriations process, including 12 approved appropriations bills that have yet to be approved. Awaiting signature. But both chambers lagged far behind: the House of Representatives passed only one measure, the Senate did not.
But time is of the essence: The debt ceiling deal passed in June contains a clause: If all twelve budget proposals are not passed by January 1, 2025, a nationwide one-percent discount will apply.
Making matters worse, both chambers passed their bills to varying degrees, a conflict between the House and Senate that could derail a return to Congress.
The Senate increased the bill to meet the ceiling set in the debt ceiling agreement and added about $14 billion in additional emergency funding, while the House remains under the debt ceiling agreement.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said earlier Sunday on Fox’s “Sunday Morning Futures” that he would reintroduce the defense funding bill and suggested a deal could be reached this week.
“I’m giving them a chance to learn that this weekend we’re going to talk about victory or defeat and show the American people who’s on the Defense Department’s side and who’s on our side.” Joe for the soldiers.
