{"id":1979708,"date":"2023-07-21T16:22:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T20:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coons-suggests-house-and-senate-appropriations-fight-may-cause-government-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T16:25:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T20:25:19","slug":"coons-suggests-house-and-senate-appropriations-fight-may-cause-government-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coons-suggests-house-and-senate-appropriations-fight-may-cause-government-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Coons warns appropriations battle could lead to government shutdown."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcoons-suggests-house-and-senate-appropriations-fight-may-cause-government-shutdown%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1979708&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Sen. \u2063Chris Coons \u2063Suggests Possible Government \u200dShutdown\u2062 Amid Appropriations Fight<\/h2>\n<p>During a panel discussion at the Aspen Security Forum, Sen. Chris\u2063 Coons (D-DE) hinted at the \u2062potential for a government shutdown this fall. The appropriations battle between the House and Senate, \u2063which has resulted in different spending levels for funding\u2062 bills, has raised concerns about the future of\u200c government operations.<\/p>\n<p>Coons made his comment while discussing Sen. Tommy Tuberville&#8217;s (R-AL)\u200c hold on military promotions in protest of the Pentagon&#8217;s abortion policy. He emphasized \u200bthat despite\u2062 the political theatrics, there are \u2062bipartisan coalitions in both chambers capable of \u200ctackling\u2064 challenging issues.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m just going to close\u200c with\u200b this thought. We are \u200dgoing \u200cto scare the hell out of you. We&#8217;re \u200breally good at that,&#8221; Coons said. &#8220;On the debt ceiling, on default, we\u200b came right up to the end. We&#8217;re going to\u2063 have a\u2062 government shutdown because we&#8217;re going to fight between \u200dthe House and Senate about appropriations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sen.\u2063 Jim Risch (R-ID), \u2062the \u2064top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, responded with \u2064a quick &#8220;Maybe.&#8221; Coons, who also serves on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-pick-for-secretary-of-state-tony-blinken-is-connected-to-biden-family-in-their-shady-deals-with-china-and-ukraine\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Pick for Secretary of State, Tony Blinken, Is Connected to Biden Family in Their Shady Deals with China and Ukraine\">foreign relations committee<\/a>, expressed\u2062 his hope \u2063that a shutdown could be avoided but acknowledged the recurring close calls.\u2063 He emphasized \u2063the importance of personal relationships in the Senate, which enable \u200bproductive collaboration on critical initiatives.<\/p>\n<h3>Race Against Time to Prevent \u200dShutdown<\/h3>\n<p>The\u200c House and Senate have \u200bbeen working on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-unveil-government-funding-debt-ceiling-bill-that-gop-has-vowed-to-oppose\/\" title=\"Democrats Unveil Government Funding, Debt Ceiling Bill That GOP Has Vowed To Oppose\">government funding bills<\/a> with different\u2062 spending \u2062levels for several months. With \u2064the federal government&#8217;s funding set to expire on Sept. 30,\u2063 there are fewer than\u200b 30 in-session days remaining for the two chambers to \u2063reach a \u2063resolution and\u200b avert \u2063a\u2062 shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>On the Senate side,\u200c Senate Appropriations \u2063Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray \u2063(D-WA) and\u2062 ranking \u200dmember \u200cSusan Collins (R-ME) have been advancing the 12 annual appropriations bills based on spending\u200d levels agreed upon in May&#8217;s \u200cdebt default avoidance \u2064deal between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).<\/p>\n<p>However, \u200bMurray recently \u2063announced that\u2062 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-dems-blocking-measure-to-prohibit-imports-made-with-chinese-slave-labor\/\" title=\"Senate Dems Blocking Measure To Prohibit Imports Made With Chinese Slave Labor\">defense appropriations bill<\/a> \u2063would \u200dexceed the agreed-upon spending caps, marking a departure\u200d from the previous agreement. This decision has raised concerns and further complicated the appropriations process.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 House Appropriations Committee, on the other hand, voted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coons-suggests-house-and-senate-appropriations-fight-may-cause-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"Coons warns appropriations battle could lead to government shutdown.\">adopt lower \u200ddiscretionary spending levels<\/a> for fiscal \u200d2024, creating a\u200b discrepancy\u200d of about $120 \u200bbillion compared to the initial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-mccarthy-debt-limit-should-be-treated-like-our-own-household\/\" title=\"Kevin McCarthy: Debt Limit Should Be Treated \"Like Our Own Household\"\">debt limit agreement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>House\u2062 Speaker McCarthy faces \u2062challenges within his conference, \u200bas\u200b some\u200b members are demanding that the appropriations bills align with fiscal 2022 spending levels. With a narrow majority, McCarthy must \u200bnavigate these\u2063 tensions carefully to avoid defections.<\/p>\n<p>The debt limit agreement has already caused\u200d disruptions in \u2062House business, with hard-line conservatives insisting on deep spending\u200d reductions.\u200d This \u200bclash of priorities \u200bhas put the House and Senate \u200cat odds, further complicating\u2062 the path to a\u2062 resolution.<\/p>\n<p>As the clock ticks, the pressure \u200bis on for Congress \u2062to\u200c find a solution and prevent \u2063a government shutdown.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to\u200d read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) hinted at a potential government shutdown this fall due to a heated appropriations battle. Discrepancies in spending levels between the House and Senate have complicated the passing of funding bills. 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