The federal government will shut down on Oct. 1 unless lawmakers either extend current spending or fund programs through next year
The issue only underscores the stakes in Washington’s perennial battle over the budget, which has become especially acrimonious ahead of next year’s elections. Some on the GOP’s far-right flank have openly courted the idea of a shutdown, once again hoping to use the threat of a fiscal calamity as leverage to achieve steep spending cuts.Earlier this month, McCarthy and his Senate counterpart, Majority Leader Charles E.
But conservatives have resisted the idea, once again illustrating how the powerful far-right lot could frustrate any attempt to reach a deal. As lawmakers departed for their annual August recess, Rep. Chip Roy — a top member of the House Freedom Caucus — pledged on local radio to “use every tool I have at my disposal” to stop a short-term spending deal that doesn’t include conservatives’ priorities.
The Biden administration also asked Congress to allow federal agencies to spend more rapidly to prepare for pandemics, oversee Medicare, process student loan applications and payments, and review claims for Social Security benefits.
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