Republicans release stopgap government funding plan
House Republicans' stopgap bill funds government through Nov. 21 and adds $88 million for security after recent threats, while Democrats demand healthcare subsidy extensions.
- House Republicans have introduced a stopgap funding bill that avoids a government shutdown, keeping funding at current levels until November 21.
- The plan allocates $30 million for security and $58 million for the U.S. Supreme Court, but lacks healthcare-related measures sought by Democrats.
- Democrats oppose the measure, stating it does not meet the needs of the American people nor address the healthcare crisis.
- President Trump has urged Republicans to unite behind the proposal to avoid a partial government shutdown, as it requires 60 votes in the Senate to pass.
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Republicans charge ahead with GOP funding bill, raising shutdown odds
House Republican leaders are charging ahead with a GOP plan to extend government funding, rejecting Democratic pleas for bipartisan talks and escalating the odds of a shutdown at the end of the month. Behind Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), GOP leaders on Tuesday unveiled a short-term spending package, known as a continuing resolution (CR), to extend government funding largely at current levels through Nov. 21. The package includes $30 million in…
Democratic Obstinacy Threatens Government Shutdown - Real News Now
House GOP members put forth a provisional budget resolution on Tuesday, a bill which, if not passed by Democrats, would plunge the country into a partial governmental shutdown from Oct. 1, marking the beginning of the new fiscal year. The bill aims to maintain the funding of federal agencies largely at existing rates, with selected variances like a supplementary $88 million for enhanced security for legislators, Supreme Court justices and execut…

'Fool's gambit:' Republicans release govt funding plan, urge Democrats to back it
(The Center Square) – House Republicans have finally released the text of their government funding plan, a seven-week stopgap that keeps the government funded at existing levels while lawmakers finish passing all 12 appropriations bills.
Wedgetail and Virginia-class sub see carve-outs in GOP's stopgap funding bill
The E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft and Virginia-class submarine would benefit from special exemptions under the new continuing resolution being proposed by senior Republicans attempting to avert an Oct. 1 government shutdown. The proposed CR would keep the government open through Nov. 21, months short of the Jan. 31, 2026, deadline sought by the White House. Stopgap CRs are funding patches that typically prohibit the Defense Depar…
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