House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, ahead of a critical vote, made the case Friday for advancing a short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown.
McCarthy, at a news conference alongside other House Republicans, played up the new border security provisions being added to the stopgap measure to keep the government open until Oct. 31.
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy speaks to members of the news media outside his office at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 12, 2023 in Washington, D.C.The bill was being amended by the House Rules Committee to include border provisions from Republicans' major legislation passed earlier this year, such as a restart of border wall construction and tougher penalties for visa overstays.
But it's still not likely to be enough to appease Republican hard-liners, who've previously threatened to oust McCarthy as speaker over the spending battle. ABC News counts nearly 10 Republicans who will not vote for a continuing resolution. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., in brief floor remarks Friday morning, criticized the short-term measure as one that "weakens the Republican position on strong border policies."Even if the House measure were to pass, it is out of step with the Senate's bipartisan 45-day stopgap proposal, meaning that passage is no guarantee to keep the government from running out of money on Saturday night.opposing the House's short-term measure.
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