House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has turned to cautious optimism about approving a short-term spending bill in the House, telling reporters Monday “We’ve got a long way to go” before the end-of-month deadline.
With a government shutdown looming, House Republicans have considered options including a new stopgap funding proposal that would keep the government working after the end of the current fiscal year on Sept. 30.
The annual defense spending bill has already gone through its own turmoil. Last week, Mr. McCarthy had to throw it out after Freedom Caucus members threatened to withhold their votes until they got the spending cuts they wanted — an annual budget that is roughly $115 billion less than the $1.6 trillion agreed upon by Mr. McCarthy and President Biden.
The bill is highly unlikely to pass the Senate, but some conservative House members have already made their disdain of this bill known, showing that it might not even make it to the other chamber.
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