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With no appropriations bill in sight, House GOP keeps kicking the can (otherwise government shutdown Oct 1st...Nov 17th...JanFeb...March...)
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<blockquote data-quote="essentialsaltes" data-source="post: 77574623" data-attributes="member: 294566"><p><h3><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-threat-returns-congress/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark" target="_blank">Government shutdown threat returns as Congress wraps up recess</a></h3><p>When lawmakers return to Washington next week, they'll have less than a week to pass a bill to fund the government and <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-2023-what-happens/" target="_blank">avert a partial government shutdown</a> after March 1. And a slew of setbacks in recent weeks suggests the odds of a shutdown are at least even.</p><p></p><p>The deadlines come months into the fiscal year, after lawmakers have already had to rely on three funding patches to keep the government operating.</p><p></p><p>Tensions remain high in Congress after the Senate passed a foreign aid bill that Speaker Mike Johnson has so far refused to bring up for a vote in the House. Lawmakers in both chambers have clamored for a path forward on aid to Ukraine as conditions become more dire, while some are eager to address border security, too. But a solution has remained out of reach as Republicans in both chambers struggle to find a version of the legislation they can back. </p><p></p><p>In a <a href="https://twitter.com/freedomcaucus/status/1760400316384596279/photo/1" target="_blank">letter</a> to Johnson on Wednesday seeking an update on funding negotiations, conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus suggested that if they don't get the policy riders they're seeking, they would opt to pass a year-long continuing resolution that would result in the across-the-board [1%] cuts that others in Congress dread. [While a blunt tool, this may be the most constructive thing the House Freedom Caucus has ever suggested.]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="essentialsaltes, post: 77574623, member: 294566"] [HEADING=2][URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-threat-returns-congress/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark']Government shutdown threat returns as Congress wraps up recess[/URL][/HEADING] When lawmakers return to Washington next week, they'll have less than a week to pass a bill to fund the government[I] [/I]and [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-2023-what-happens/']avert a partial government shutdown[/URL] after March 1. And a slew of setbacks in recent weeks suggests the odds of a shutdown are at least even. The deadlines come months into the fiscal year, after lawmakers have already had to rely on three funding patches to keep the government operating. Tensions remain high in Congress after the Senate passed a foreign aid bill that Speaker Mike Johnson has so far refused to bring up for a vote in the House. Lawmakers in both chambers have clamored for a path forward on aid to Ukraine as conditions become more dire, while some are eager to address border security, too. But a solution has remained out of reach as Republicans in both chambers struggle to find a version of the legislation they can back. In a [URL='https://twitter.com/freedomcaucus/status/1760400316384596279/photo/1']letter[/URL] to Johnson on Wednesday seeking an update on funding negotiations, conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus suggested that if they don't get the policy riders they're seeking, they would opt to pass a year-long continuing resolution that would result in the across-the-board [1%] cuts that others in Congress dread. [While a blunt tool, this may be the most constructive thing the House Freedom Caucus has ever suggested.] [/QUOTE]
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