House Republicans look to pass two-step package to avoid partial government shutdown
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«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 after speaking with GOP lawmakers in an afternoon conference call.
«The bill will stop the absurd holiday-season omnibus tradition of massive, loaded up spending bills introduced right before the Christmas recess.»
The bill excludes funding requested by President Joe Biden for Israel, Ukraine and the US border with Mexico.
Johnson said separating Biden's request for an emergency supplemental bill from the temporary, stopgap measure «places our conference in the best position to fight for fiscal responsibility, oversight over Ukraine aid, and meaningful policy changes at our Southern border.»
Hardline conservatives, usually loathe to support temporary spending measures of any sort, had indicated they would give Johnson some leeway to pass legislation, known as a continuing resolution, or CR, to give Congress more time to negotiate a long-term agreement.
But some were critical in their reactions following the conference call.
«My opposition to the clean CR just announced by the Speaker to the @HouseGOP cannot be overstated,» Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, tweeted on X.
«Funding Pelosi level spending & policies for 75 days — for future promises.'»
The federal government is operating under funding levels approved last year by a Democratic-led House and Senate. Facing a government shutdown when the fiscal year ended Sept.
30, Congress passed a 47-day continuing resolution, but the fallout was severe. Kevin McCarthy was booted from the speakership days later, and the House was effectively paralyzed for most of the month while Republicans tried to elect a
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