Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s “clean” bill that stopped a partial government shutdown bought Congress more time to strike a deal on full-year funding, but the intense fight over federal spending isn’t going away and the rebellion within the House Republican Conference is heating up.
The Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building at sunset seen from Upper Senate Park in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. more time to strike a deal on full-year funding, but the intense fight over federal spending isn’t going away and the rebellion within theMr. Biden’s signature on the bill in the waning hours of Saturday capped a week of drama on Capitol Hill and gave lawmakers until Nov. 17 to finish work on spending legislation for fiscal 2024, which began Sunday.
He offered up the “clean” bill without spending cuts or policy changes for a vote Saturday after 21 hardline conservatives on Friday rejected a bill that catered to Republicans with a 30% cut to domestic spending and border security measures.“If you have members in your conference that won’t let you vote for appropriations … and won’t vote for a stopgap measure, the only answer is to shut down and not pay our troops. I don’t want to be a part of that team.
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