Members of the House and Senate were left scrambling Saturday hoping to avoid a government shutdown which now appears increasingly inevitable.
Members of Congress scrambled Saturday to avoid a government shutdown, with the Senate pushing a stopgap bipartisan plan that Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to bring to a vote in the House of Representatives.
The House vote will test McCarthy’s narrow 221-212 majority, where hardline conservatives have balked at a short-term bill — and it could lead to a challenge to McCarthy’s speaker. “Congress must stop governing by continuing resolution and omnibus spending legislation. This corrupt system has placed America atop a $33 trillion debt,” Gaetz told The Post.
Even if the House passes the bill, the Democratic-majority Senate might not have enough time to vote on it or for President Joe Biden sign it into law before funding runs out at 12:01 a.m. Sunday.
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