NonilexSep 30, 2023

#House passes short-term funding bill w/ hours until #GovernmentShutdown

Just hours before a potential govt #shutdown, #Republicans & #Democrats reached a deal in the House that includes a 45-day #ContinuingResolution w/ #DisasterRelief funds, an extension of a federal #FloodInsurance prgm & #FAA reauthorization — but no #Ukraine #aid.

Unclear where things stand in the #Senate, where a procedural vote on the chamber’s #stopgap measure had yet to be called.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/09/30/government-shutdown-updates/

House fails to pass short-term funding bill as shutdown looms

Congress is racing against the clock to avoid a federal government shutdown ahead of an Oct. 1 deadline.

The Washington Post
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The lone #Democrat to vote against the #House’s recently passed short-term spending bill to fund the federal government was Rep. Mike Quigley. The 45-day CR does not include #Ukraine #aid. #Quigley represents one of the largest Ukrainian communities in #Illinois & is co-chair of the #UkraineCaucus.
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#Democrats are “very happy no #border toxins” were included in the House’s bill….

#Republican House “Speaker” Kevin #McCarthy had publicly made that a central demand, & if it were included, it could have pushed Democrats to vote on policies they don’t support. Democratic leadership was surprised it wasn’t in his request.

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A #WhiteHouse ofcl signaled admin support for the #House bill, highlighting that the legislation averts “deep” #cuts to #DomesticPrograms & includes #DisasterRelief. The ofcl also said the admin expects House “Speaker” #KevinMcCarthy to soon bring another bill to the floor to #support #Ukraine.
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“I would have preferred that a bill that had some #assistance for #Ukraine & a #border proposal which we’ve been working very hard on,” Sen Susan Collins (R) said after the House passed its bill. “But the most important goal is to prevent a #GovernmentShutdown. If we can do that today, I will feel we will have accomplished more than the American people anticipated.”

(That’s a pretty low bar, Collins, & it’s only that low because of #RepublicanDysfunction)

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#House Minority Leader #HakeemJeffries said lawmakers must work in a collaborative fashion over the next 45 days to “avoid another #GovernmentShutdown drama.” He said they also needed to ensure #Ukraine funding is included in the long-term spending bills.
“It’s important for #democracy. It’s important for the principle of #freedom,” #Jeffries said.
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The #Senate is set to #vote on a bill to avoid a #GovernmentShutdown by 6:30 PM. Starting at 4:20 PM, the upper chamber will have, at most, two hours of debate, then vote to #pass the bill with a 60-vote threshold.
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“We’ll do everything we can make sure that #aid to #Ukraine is uninterrupted, & I think that’s more than possible to do,” Sen Richard #Blumenthal (D-CN) said after leaving a meeting of #Senate #Democrats.

Blumenthal said there’s still no set path for how this additional #funding would be secured, adding that the Senate will continue negotiating the aid over the next few days.
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As for the #ContinuingResolution, #Blumenthal said no #Senate #Democrats indicated they were going to vote against it over its lack of funding for #Ukraine. He expects a vote on the #House-passed CR w/in the next few hours.

(Hours? what happened to 6:30?)

#GovernmentShutdown #shutdown #NationalSecurity #RepublicanDysfunction #Obstruction

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Sen. Amy #Klobuchar (D-MN) said #Senate #Democrats have concluded that #uninterrupted #aid to #Ukraine is their top goal, adding that aid negotiations will be saved for a supplemental request.

“I believe there’s a bunch of #Republicans who are w/ Ukraine. The big test … is going to be what happens w/the supplemental & what happens in the next few weeks,” she said.

#GovernmentShutdown #shutdown #NationalSecurity #RepublicanDysfunction #Obstruction

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#Senate consideration of the #stopgap bill that was passed by the #House is being #delayed by Senator Michael #Bennet, #Democrat of Colorado, his colleagues say. Bennet reportedly wants a promise of quick consideration of #aid to #Ukraine.

The Senate version of the #CR included
> $6 billion in Ukraine aid.

Senators say the leadership is working on a written commitment. But a long delay could trigger a #shutdown if the Senate doesn’t act by midnight.

#GovernmentShutdown

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#Senate Minority Whip John #Thune (R-SD) said Senate Majority Leader Chuck #Schumer (D-NY) & Minority Leader Mitch #McConnell (R-KY) are working to appease Sen Michael Bennet (D-CO).
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“When the #House returns, we expect Speaker #McCarthy to advance a bill to the House Floor for an up-or-down vote that supports #Ukraine, consistent w/his commitment to making sure that Vladimir #Putin, #Russia & #authoritarianism are defeated,” reads a joint statement from House Democratic Leader #HakeemJeffries (D-NY), Democratic Whip Katherine #Clark (D-MA), Caucus Chair Pete #Aguilar (D-CA) & Vice Chair Ted #Lieu (D-CA).
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With less than 4 hrs before a #GovernmentShutdown, Sen Chris #Coons (D-DE) said he believed a #Senate vote on the #House-passed resolution would come in time. “I think this is coming to a resolution very soon,” Coons told reporters. “I’m very optimistic.”
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The #Senate began voting on the #House’s #stopgap bill just after 8 p.m. A roll call is underway.

#GovernmentShutdown #shutdown

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#Senate approves the #stopgap spending bill a little more than three hours before the deadline. Vote was 88 to 9.

#GovernmentShutdown averted, till November anyway.

#Congress

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Just hours before a potential #GovernmentShutdown, #Republicans & #Democrats in the #Senate passed a 45-day #ContinuingResolution w/ #DisasterRelief funds, an extension of a federal #FloodInsurance program & #FAA reauthorization — but no #Ukraine #aid. Saturday’s passage in the #Senate ended a weeks-long #House debate over govt #funding…. The #Senate eventually ditched its own #stopgap #bill to pass a #House version.

The Senate vote was 88-9.

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Sen #JDVance (R-OH) said Saturday night that a fight over #aid to #Ukraine is still looming. “My sense is my colleagues in the #House are much more skeptical of limitless Ukraine funding than my colleagues in the #Senate,” #Vance said. “And what that means is any Ukraine funding package is going to be dead on arrival in the House.”

(Jackass)
#HouseRepublicans #Republicans #GOP #Obstructionism #NationalSecurity #democracy

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#HouseRepublicans next freaking nonsensical chaos will be the effort by the #FarRight fringe #CoupCaucus to oust #KevinMcCarthy from the speakership.

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Hardliners #plot to replace #McCarthy w/ one of his deputies as #shutdown looms A contingent of #FarRight #HouseRepublicans are #plotting an attempt to remove #KevinMcCarthy as #House speaker as early as next week, a move that would throw the #chamber into further #disarray in the middle of a potential #GovernmentShutdown. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/09/28/kevin-mccarthy-tom-emmer-government-shutdown-motion-vacate/

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#MattGaetz said Sund that he is determined to try to oust #KevinMcCarthy from leadership after #McCarthy passed a stopgap measure to fund the govt w/ Democratic support.

The #Florida #Republican plans to introduce a measure to remove McCarthy sometime this week, a dramatic escalation of the long-simmering tensions between the men. Once he does so, the #House will have 48 hrs to vote on the matter.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/01/kevin-mccarthy-matt-gaetz-house-speaker/

Gaetz says he will force vote to oust McCarthy as House speaker

Gaetz’s plans to introduce a motion to remove McCarthy from his leadership position is a dramatic escalation of the long-simmering tensions between the men.

The Washington Post