The House speaker proposed a stopgap funding bill that's likely to be dead on arrival in both chambers.
, the government would remain open through the end of October—but with significant cuts to non-defense spending. It would also include a hardline border bill favored by the far-right. In other words, it’s got basically no chance with the Democrats, who have been calling for weeks on McCarthy to pursue a bipartisan path. “It is time to end the charade and get to work,” Democrat, noting that the proposal would include cuts to cancer research, policing, and aid to Ukraine.
But while the measure may be too extreme for Democrats, it’s not extreme enough for some Republicans—includingX contentOverall, the math isn’t looking great for McCarthy: He can only afford four GOP holdouts if he doesn’t gain any Democratic support—and more than that have already said, definitively, they would oppose the resolution. “I will not support this 167 page surrender to Joe Biden,” as Florida Representative.
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