GOP leaders eye new stopgap spending measure to end shutdown

Trump administration scrambling to hide the most 'disruptive effects' of shutdown: report

Some officials in President Donald Trump's administration are now starting to admit that the longer the federal government shutdown continues, the harder it will be to shield its worst impacts from the American public.Politico reported Wednesday that the most detrimental parts of the shutdown — which will soon enter its fourth week if Congress fails to end it — are now starting to hit home for more Americans outside of the federal workforce. And…

Republicans Divided Over Next Steps to End US Shutdown

Members of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus and at least one influential Republican chairman are pushing for a long-term stopgap spending bill as part of their strategy to end the ongoing US government shutdown.

Republicans broach a longer stopgap bill as shutdown enters fourth week

What was a seven-week funding punt is now a four-week patch, and some in the GOP want to extend funding into next year.

GOP leaders eye new stopgap spending measure to end shutdown

Republican leaders are making plans for a new, longer continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government at current levels as the government shutdown drags into its fourth week. Consensus is growing that the GOP-crafted “clean” CR to fund the government through Nov. 21 — which passed the House in September but has been voted down... The post GOP leaders eye new stopgap spending measure to end shutdown appeared first on Daily Truth Report • DailyT…

GOP considers longer-term spending bill: ‘Time is eroding’

A growing number of Republicans are wondering whether they need to draft a new government spending bill now that the House-passed one would buy them just one month. Asked if the House should consider returning to Washington to pass a longer funding extension, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said “for sure,” adding: “Every day that passes, we’ve got less time to fund the government.” “The original [continuing resolution] was to take us to Nov. …

Republicans Broach Longer Stopgap Bill

“When House Republicans first passed a stopgap spending bill last month, it was written to give Congress a seven-week window to come to a long-term deal on government funding,” Politico reports. “With the government shutdown now running into a fourth week, that original Nov. 21 deadline is looming fast — and numerous Republicans acknowledged Monday a new, longer stopgap bill will be needed.”