{"id":2018376,"date":"2023-08-31T16:43:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T20:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-shutdown-in-focus-as-white-house-pushes-congress-for-stopgap-spending-bill\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T16:44:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T20:44:44","slug":"government-shutdown-in-focus-as-white-house-pushes-congress-for-stopgap-spending-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-shutdown-in-focus-as-white-house-pushes-congress-for-stopgap-spending-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"White House urges Congress for stopgap spending bill amidst 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\">22<\/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%2Fgovernment-shutdown-in-focus-as-white-house-pushes-congress-for-stopgap-spending-bill%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=2018376&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>A Looming Government Shutdown: Will the Federal Government Run\u2062 Out of Money?<\/h2>\n<p>The possibility of\u200b a government shutdown is becoming more \u2062imminent as the White House has requested Congress\u200b to\u200b approve \u2062a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-requests-47-1-billion-in-emergency-funding-for-covid-ukraine-monkeypox-and-more\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Requests .1 Billion in Emergency Funding for COVID, Ukraine, Monkeypox, and More\">short-term funding measure<\/a>. Without this measure, the federal government will run out of money by the end of September.<\/p>\n<p>Last\u200c year, a massive $1.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-reagan-ukraine-is-americas-latest-stalemate-war\/\" title=\"Michael Reagan: Ukraine Is America\u2019s Latest Stalemate War\">7 trillion omnibus funding bill<\/a> kept the government running\u200d until the end of fiscal year 2023. However, this funding\u200c is\u200c about to expire, and Congress needs to find a solution to keep the government operational.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of\u2062 another omnibus measure, both\u2064 the \u2063House and Senate \u200chave attempted\u2064 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-shutdown-in-focus-as-white-house-pushes-congress-for-stopgap-spending-bill\/\" title=\"White House urges Congress for stopgap spending bill amidst government shutdown.\">pass individual\u2064 appropriation bills<\/a>\u2062 this year. Unfortunately, reaching a consensus\u200c has proven to be challenging.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/heightened-risk-of-government-shutdown-goldman-sachs-5478535\">Heightened\u200c Risk of Government Shutdown: Goldman Sachs<\/a> \u200d(8\/23\/2023)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/congressman-wants-to-cut-lawmakers-pay-in-event-of-shutdown-5434451\">Congressman Wants to Cut Lawmakers&#8217; Pay in Event of Shutdown<\/a> (7\/31\/2023)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>With just 11\u200b legislative days left in the current \u200dfiscal year, time is running out. The White House has\u200c acknowledged the need for a short-term funding measure to prevent a shutdown. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has assured Congress that it will provide\u2063 assistance \u200dto avoid any severe disruptions to government services during the first quarter of the 2024 fiscal \u2063year.<\/p>\n<p>While there has been some progress in building support for a stopgap measure, opposition remains.\u200d The House Freedom Caucus, a conservative wing within the House GOP, has expressed concerns about border security and certain policies within the Department of Defense and Department of Justice.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;We Should Not Fear \u200ca Government Shutdown&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Lawmakers have acknowledged the challenges in reaching a consensus on funding the government.\u2064 Some have even suggested\u2063 that it may scare the American\u200b people before a solution\u2064 is found. However, \u2064members of the\u200b House Freedom Caucus argue that Republicans\u2062 should not\u200d fear a government shutdown and \u200dshould use every available tool to push for spending cuts.<\/p>\n<p>While opinions differ\u2062 on the impact of a shutdown, \u200dit is clear that finding common\u200b ground is crucial.\u2062 House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Senate\u200c Majority \u2064Leader Chuck Schumer have expressed their willingness to \u200bwork towards a continuing resolution that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-banks-calls-to-oppose-funding-bills-that-do-not-address-inflation-border-crisis\/\" title=\"Jim Banks Calls to Oppose Funding Bills that Do Not Address Inflation, Border Crisis\">extend government funding<\/a> for \u2063several months.<\/p>\n<p>As the \u2062deadline approaches, the pressure is on to \u2063avoid the &#8220;same old status quo.&#8221; \u2064It remains to be seen whether \u2063Congress\u2062 can come together and find a solution to keep the\u200c federal government running smoothly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A government shutdown is imminent as the White House urges Congress to pass a short-term funding measure before the end of September. 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