Good indicated in a short interview that Johnson had knowledgeable him of his determination to forgo amendments, quipping: “Shocker.”
“Our biggest leverage level is funding the federal government, and sadly we’re giving that away.” Requested if Home conservatives can achieve leverage in funding talks earlier than the brand new March deadlines, Good replied: “We’ll see.”
Within the Senate: The Senate rejected two proposals to tweak the persevering with decision. With a simple-majority bar, the chamber voted 13-82 on Sen. Roger Marshall‘s (R-Kan.) plan to resort to a so-called “full-year” stopgap that will lengthen authorities funding by means of September and set off cuts to non-defense packages.
With a 60-vote threshold, the Senate voted 44-50 on an modification from Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) that will finish humanitarian help to Gaza until leaders there acknowledge Israel’s proper to exist, launch all hostages taken throughout Hamas’ Oct. 7 assault on Israel and resign terrorism. The modification would additionally pressure the State Division to report on compliance with U.S. international help legal guidelines.
What’s subsequent: Home Republicans plan to fast-track debate on the measure, forgoing the sort of procedural vote {that a}
dozen conservatives used final week to halt ground motion. That speedier various may also reduce debate time to 40 minutes and lift the bar for passage to a two-thirds majority — a threshold Home leaders count on to simply meet, with overwhelming assist from Democrats.
“I don’t assume the battle strains have modified very a lot. However it’s clear {that a} very substantial majority doesn’t wish to shut down the federal government,” stated Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), chair of the Guidelines Committee and likewise vice chair of the Appropriations Committee.
Congressional leaders face weeks of onerous negotiations to move remaining spending payments. Speaker Mike Johnson continues to handle the calls for of his chamber’s conservatives, who’re against the
practically $1.7 trillion funding framework he labored out with Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer earlier this month. They repeatedly blocked spending payments for months, demanding that Home Republicans undercut the sooner topline settlement struck throughout debt restrict negotiations final spring.
In context: The persevering with decision would be the third funding patch Congress has cleared because the present fiscal 12 months kicked off on Oct. 1. Every of these stopgaps has riled drama amongst Home Republicans, eight of whom voted with Democrats to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy after he agreed to move the first patch in late September.
Johnson then put his personal spin on the funding punt simply earlier than Thanksgiving, proposing the “laddered” persevering with decision that set two totally different shutdown deadlines. The newest patch takes the identical strategy, extending funding by means of March 1 for a number of departments, whereas money will proceed by means of March 8 for others, together with the Pentagon and the most important non-defense businesses.
Joe Gould and Caitlin Emma contributed to this report.
