{"id":2022512,"date":"2023-09-05T17:26:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T21:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-urges-congress-to-get-on-the-same-page-as-government-funding-deadline-nears\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T17:27:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T21:27:11","slug":"schumer-urges-congress-to-get-on-the-same-page-as-government-funding-deadline-nears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-urges-congress-to-get-on-the-same-page-as-government-funding-deadline-nears\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer calls for Congress to align as funding deadline approaches."},"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\">20<\/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%2Fschumer-urges-congress-to-get-on-the-same-page-as-government-funding-deadline-nears%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=2022512&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>Senate \u2062Majority Leader Urges Urgency in Avoiding Government Shutdown<\/h2>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader\u200b Chuck Schumer (D-NY) emphasized the \u2064importance of avoiding a\u200d &#8220;pointless\u200b shutdown&#8221; as\u200c the Senate&#8217;s top priority. Despite facing resistance from hard-line conservatives in the House, Schumer called on his colleagues \u2064to treat\u200b the situation with\u200d urgency.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the White House urged Congress to pass\u2063 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-stop-gap-bill-funding-government-through-february\/\" title=\"House Passes Stop-Gap Bill Funding Government Through February\">short-term continuing resolution<\/a> to \u200dfund the government beyond Sept. 30, allowing more time \u2062for negotiations on the coming fiscal year. However, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is encountering opposition to even this temporary\u200d measure from some members of his conference \u2064who\u200c openly support a government\u2062 shutdown.<\/p>\n<h3>Working Together for a Solution<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;By the end of this month, the House and the Senate, Democrats and Republicans, all must get on the same page about keeping the government open \u200band avoiding\u2062 a pointless shutdown,&#8221; Schumer emphasized during a speech on \u2064the Senate floor on Tuesday, \u2063marking\u2062 their return after a six-week break.<\/p>\n<p>Before the August recess, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved all\u2062 12\u2064 bills in accordance with the \u200bspending \u2062limits outlined in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-urges-congress-to-get-on-the-same-page-as-government-funding-deadline-nears\/\" title=\"Schumer calls for Congress to align as funding deadline approaches.\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-have-to-de-weaponize-manchin-chides-schumer-for-hammering-republicans-after-debt-ceiling-vote\/\" title=\"\u2018We Have To De-Weaponize\u2019: Manchin Chides Schumer For Hammering Republicans After Debt Ceiling Vote\">debt ceiling deal<\/a>\u200d negotiated<\/a>\u200d by President Joe Biden and McCarthy. The agreement\u2063 sets a cap of \u2064$886 billion for\u2064 overall \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/neil-patel-without-an-american-renewal-putins-aggression-is-only-a-preview-of-troubles-ahead\/\" title=\"Neil Patel: Without an American Renewal, Putin\u2019s Aggression Is Only a Preview of Troubles Ahead\">national security spending<\/a> in fiscal 2024, representing a 3% increase from current levels. Defense spending in fiscal 2025 would be capped at $895 billion, a 1% increase from\u2062 the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Look no further than the example we\u2063 have set here in a bipartisan way in the Senate.\u2062 Democrats working with Republicans on a bipartisan basis, chairs, Democratic chairs engaging \u200dfruitfully with Republican vice chairs and\u2062 ranking members,&#8221; Schumer highlighted. &#8220;It is a very good template for \u2064how things should work in Congress.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Clash with the GOP-Led House<\/h3>\n<p>This sets the \u2062stage for a clash with the GOP-led\u2062 House, where \u200dmany members opposed\u200c the \u200cdebt ceiling deal and refused to vote in favor of it. Numerous conservatives, dissatisfied with the deal&#8217;s lack of significant spending cuts, have pressured the speaker to\u2063 lower\u2063 top \u2063lines \u2062that Democrats are unwilling to\u200b pass.<\/p>\n<p>Time is of the essence. While \u200dthe Senate\u200d returned to\u2062 Capitol Hill on Tuesday, the House is scheduled to reconvene next week, leaving only 11 days before the\u200d government&#8217;s fiscal year \u200cends on Sept. 30.<\/p>\n<p>The full House managed to pass only one of the 12 must-pass measures before departing for recess.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> \u2062to\u2063 read more \u200dfrom The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) urged House colleagues to prioritize avoiding a &#8220;pointless shutdown,&#8221; despite disagreements with hard-line conservatives. 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