McConnell urges GOP to block bipartisan CR as House pushes clean stopgap.
Senate Republicans to Block Bipartisan Continuing Resolution
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made a bold announcement on Saturday, revealing that Senate Republicans will use their power to deny Democrats the cloture votes needed to advance the chamber’s bipartisan continuing resolution. This move comes as the House considers a clean CR, putting the Democrats in a tough spot.
Currently, Democrats hold a slim majority in the Senate with a 50-49 control. However, the absence of Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Tina Smith (D-MN) leaves them with a single-seat minority. This means that Republicans have the ability to block the McConnell-approved bipartisan CR, which includes $6 billion in Ukraine aid and $6 billion in disaster aid.
House Republicans Push for a Clean Stopgap
While House Republicans are actively pushing for a clean stopgap measure to avert a shutdown, their Senate counterparts have decided to withdraw their support for the same measure. Senate Republicans are now waiting to see if a bipartisan agreement can be reached in the House before making their move.
“It looks like there may be a bipartisan agreement coming from the House,” McConnell shared with reporters just off the Senate floor. “So I’m fairly confident that most of our members are going to vote against closure. Not necessarily because they’re opposed to the underlying bill. We’ll see what the House can do on a bipartisan basis and then bring it over to us.”
This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.
What is the reason behind Senate Republicans’ decision to block the bipartisan continuing resolution?
Senate Republicans, under the leadership of Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, have announced their intention to block the bipartisan continuing resolution in the Senate. This bold move puts Democrats in a tough spot, as they were hoping to pass a clean CR in the House.
Currently, Democrats hold a slim majority in the Senate with 50 seats. However, the absence of Senators Debbie Stabenow and Tina Smith leaves them with just a single-seat majority. With this advantage, Republicans have the power to deny cloture votes, effectively blocking the bipartisan CR proposed by McConnell. This CR includes provisions for $6 billion in Ukraine aid as well as $6 billion in disaster aid.
In contrast to their Senate counterparts, House Republicans are pushing for a clean stopgap measure to avoid a government shutdown. It remains to be seen whether a bipartisan agreement can be reached in the House before Senate Republicans make their move.
Speaking to reporters, McConnell expressed confidence that a bipartisan agreement may emerge from the House. He stated that most Republican senators are likely to vote against cloture, not necessarily because they oppose the underlying bill, but to see what the House can accomplish on a bipartisan basis before sending it over to the Senate.
This is a developing story, and updates will be provided accordingly.
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