Republican U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday said he will not call a vote on the bipartisan stopgap funding bill hashed out in the Senate in a bid to avert a looming government shutdown—a move slammed as “insane” by the Congressional Progressive Caucus chair. Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) told …
Read More »Food Benefits For Low-Income Families At Risk In A Government Shutdown, White House Says
Ariana Figueroa, Arkansas Advocate As Congress barrels toward a partial government shutdown, the White House Monday warned that a program that helps millions of low-income families afford healthy food could see substantial cuts. The White House released a state-by-state breakdown, estimating that nearly 7 million people who rely on the …
Read More »McCarthy Sends Lawmakers Home as GOP Pushes US Toward Shutdown
Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams “The House Republicans are a total shit show.” So said Congressman Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) Thursday afternoon, just over a week away from a potential U.S. government shutdown, as the fractured House Republican Conference once again proved incapable of passing anything resembling an appropriation. After far-right Republicans …
Read More »Progressives, Democrats Unleash on GOP Over Government Shutdown Chaos
Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams Just 10 days away from a potential U.S. government shutdown, calls for bipartisan action to prevent it are mounting, as is outrage over Republicans in the House of Representatives who seem content with causing chaos. “What we want is simple: No cuts. No layoffs. No shutdown,” …
Read More »House GOP Spending Bills Falter As Congress Struggles To Avoid A Shutdown
Jennifer Shutt, Arkansas Advocate U.S. Senate Democrats said Tuesday they are preparing their own short-term spending bill that they believe will garner bipartisan support, a decision that could stave off a partial government shutdown — and as House Republicans failed to advance two spending bills. The Senate move would work …
Read More »House GOP Slammed Over Shutdown Prevention Plan That Is ‘Doomed to Fail’
Two weeks out from a U.S. government shutdown, some House Republicans on Sunday evening reached a potential deal—one which Democrats on Capitol Hill and other critics across the country warn is a dangerous proposal that is “doomed to fail.” The GOP’s continuing resolution (CR) would avert a government shutdown on …
Read More »With Two Weeks Until The Money Runs Out, Congress Grinds To Halt On Spending Bills
Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch Amid rising tensions and an approaching hard deadline, the U.S. House and Senate ended their work week on Thursday without a deal to fund the federal government past the end of the month. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who has been struggling to build consensus among …
Read More »House Conservatives Balk At Short-Term Funding Patch That Would Avert Shutdown
Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch The most conservative Republicans in the U.S. House announced Tuesday they won’t support the short-term spending bill that’s needed to stop a partial government shutdown from beginning on Oct. 1. Freedom Caucus Chair Scott Perry, a Pennsylvania Republican, said the group is not interested in …
Read More »What Congress Still Has To Do To Fund The Government
Amanda Becker Originally published by The 19th When the U.S. House of Representatives joins the Senate back in Washington this week, both chambers will be racing to complete the annual government-funding process and avoid a shutdown at the end of September. Among the major sticking points are proposals offered by …
Read More »GOP Shutdown Threat Raises Risk of ‘Inhumane’ Cuts to Food Aid
Republican threats to shut down the federal government if spending isn’t drastically cut have put funding for a critical nutrition aid program at risk as hunger grows across the nation, with the recent lapse of pandemic-era assistance leaving many low-income families struggling to put food on the table. The Special …
Read More »House Freedom Caucus Threatens ‘Reckless’ Government Shutdown Unless Far-Right Demands Met
With Congress on August recess, the far-right House Freedom Caucus on Monday issued expected but unlikely-to-be-met demands for a stopgap funding bill that would avert an October government shutdown. Members of the Senate and House of Representatives are set to return to Capitol Hill on the first and second Tuesday …
Read More »Congress Takes Recess as Childcare and Health Center Funding Cliffs Loom
More than 3 million kids across the United States could lose childcare and nearly 7 million patients could lose access to primary care if Congress doesn’t approve funding by September 30. But lawmakers in both the House and Senate left town for August recess late last week after making little …
Read More »House Sends Stopgap Spending Bill To Biden Hours Ahead Of Shutdown Deadline
House members, mostly along party lines, cleared a spending package Friday that would bolster funding for natural disaster response, though with Hurricane Ian still battering the Southeast, lawmakers will likely need to approve another aid bill later this year. The measure would provide $2.5 billion in assistance for the Hermit’s …
Read More »Senate Approves Stopgap Spending Bill With Disaster Relief, Heating Aid
Jennifer Shutt, Virginia Mercury The U.S. Senate approved broadly bipartisan legislation Thursday that would provide billions for natural disaster relief, military and economic aid to Ukraine as well as funding to help low-income families offset the rising costs of heating and cooling their homes. The legislation includes $2.5 billion in …
Read More »Senate Passes Stopgap Funding Bill to Avert a Weekend Shutdown
The Senate on Thursday approved a stopgap extension of government funding through March 11, giving lawmakers three more weeks to work out a full-year spending deal. The vote was 65-27. With lawmakers racing this week to meet a Friday deadline — current funding was set to expire — and eager …
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