The bill is expected to pass in the House after a Trump-backed bill was dropped.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson meets with reporters after a closed-door caucus with fellow Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 24, 2024.The House is expected to hold a vote Wednesday afternoon on a bill that would avert a government shutdown at the end of the month.
"Can anyone name a single thing that extreme MAGA Republicans in the House have been able to do on their own to make life better for the American people? A single thing? Just one," he asked. "Can the American people name a single thing that extreme MAGA Republicans have done to make their lives better? Zip, zero. So that is the track record that will be presented to the American people," he said.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson meets with reporters after a closed-door caucus with fellow Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 24, 2024.Johnson asserted Trump "understands the current dilemma" with House Republicans and said, "there's no daylight between us." Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday said the Senate will "immediately move" to pass the measure as soon as the House sends it over, and "if all goes well in the House, the Senate should be sending President Biden a bill before the end of today.
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