{"id":2029934,"date":"2023-09-12T21:28:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T01:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-takes-up-first-spending-bills-in-race-to-avoid-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T21:30:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T01:30:40","slug":"senate-takes-up-first-spending-bills-in-race-to-avoid-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-takes-up-first-spending-bills-in-race-to-avoid-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate tackles initial spending bills to avert 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\">16<\/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%2Fsenate-takes-up-first-spending-bills-in-race-to-avoid-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=2029934&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--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>A \u2064package of three \u2062appropriations bills \u2062cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate on Tuesday as the possibility of\u200d a government shutdown loomed on the horizon.<\/p>\n<p>With an 85\u201312 vote, \u2063the Senate invoked cloture on spending concerning military construction and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), agriculture and the U.S. Food and \u2063Drug\u2064 Administration, and \u200btransportation and Housing and Urban Development.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate\u200b is expected to vote on the package on\u200d Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related \u200bStories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/senate-appropriations-committee-passes-all-12-funding-bills-with-bipartisan-support-5428763\">Senate Appropriations\u2063 Committee Passes All 12 Funding Bills With Bipartisan\u2062 Support<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">7\/27\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/senate-appropriations-committee-passes-all-12-funding-bills-with-bipartisan-support-5428763\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/house-freedom-caucus-conservative-organizations-discuss-upcoming-government-funding-fight-5490176\">House Freedom Caucus, Conservative Organizations\u200c Discuss Upcoming Government Funding Fight<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/12\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/house-freedom-caucus-conservative-organizations-discuss-upcoming-government-funding-fight-5490176\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As Tuesday\u2019s vote \u2064took place, Sen. Bob Menendez \u200b(D-N.J.) heralded the advancement of the appropriations process as \u201ca good step forward\u201d toward passing not only the bills in question but\u2064 also\u200d a continuing resolution \u200cto extend government\u2064 funding while budget negotiations continue.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a sentiment that \u200cwas shared by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), who told \u2064The Epoch Times that he was glad to see the Senate moving forward in bipartisanship to fund the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe obviously\u2064 also need to get a continuing resolution through as a \u200dstopgap measure,\u201d \u2064he added. \u201cAnd that\u2019s \u2062a huge\u2063 contrast to\u200d the House of \u2062Representatives, where Speaker [Kevin] McCarthy has \u200bbeen captured by his far-right wing.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Meanwhile, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) simply said: \u201cLet\u2019s see what happens. There\u2019s a lot of games \u2064to play.\u201d<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Looming Shutdown<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Lawmakers are up against a tight\u200b deadline \u200cto pass\u2062 all the required appropriations bills by Sept. 30, the final day of fiscal year 2023. If Congress fails to accomplish that goal, a \u2063government \u200cshutdown could be \u200din\u2062 the works.<\/p>\n<p>During <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-under-pressure-from-all-sides-as-spending-fight-crawls-ahead\/\" title=\"McCarthy faces mounting pressure amidst sluggish spending battle.\">debt\u2063 ceiling negotiations earlier<\/a>\u200d this year, Republicans \u2063and \u200cDemocrats agreed\u200b to suspend the nation\u2019s $31.4\u2062 trillion spending cap, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-takes-up-first-spending-bills-in-race-to-avoid-shutdown\/\" title=\"Senate tackles initial spending bills to avert shutdown.\">keeping spending\u200c levels essentially flat<\/a> through Jan. \u200b1, 2025. But\u2062 another \u200bshowdown could take place as Republicans seek \u200dto secure spending cuts on \u200dtop of that deal.<\/p>\n<p>On Sept.\u2062 7, Senate\u2063 Majority \u200cLeader Chuck \u2063Schumer (D-N.Y.) praised\u2064 the Senate \u200cAppropriations Committee\u2019s bipartisanship\u200c in advancing all\u200d 12 required appropriations bills to the full Senate as \u201ca\u200c lesson \u200din how governing should work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean parties have agreed on everything,\u201d Mr. Schumer added on the Senate floor.\u2064 \u201cWe know that won\u2019t happen.\u200c But\u200c what \u2062it means is that\u2064 our disagreements have\u2064 not paralyzed the process. That\u2019s the\u200c mark of\u200d good governance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Calling on House Republicans to follow in the committee\u2019s footsteps, Mr. \u200bSchumer urged them to work \u200bwith Democrats to avoid a government \u2064shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not need\u200d to go down\u200d that road,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd \u2062we cannot follow the lead of the mindless few who believe a\u200c shutdown is a good thing \u200dand who\u200b want it and who openly admit they want it. They\u2019re hurting the American people, plain \u200band simple.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leaders in both chambers have voiced support for passing 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 temporarily extend government funding. But the staunchly conservative House Freedom Caucus has vowed to oppose such a resolution without certain concessions from Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, the\u2064 caucus is requiring the inclusion of the \u200dSecure the Border Act passed \u2064earlier this\u200d year by the House, \u2063as well as provisions addressing\u2063 the \u201cunprecedented\u200c weaponization\u201d of the FBI \u2063and \u2063Justice Department and ending the \u201ccancerous \u200bwoke policies in\u200b the Pentagon undermining our military\u2019s\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-conservatives-arent-afraid-of-sending-government-into-shutdown-over-spending-so-be-it\/\" title=\"House conservatives are unafraid to cause a government shutdown over spending.\">core warfighting mission<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At a Tuesday press \u2062conference, Freedom Caucus\u2062 Chair Scott \u200bPerry \u200d(R-Pa.) said his caucus would not \u2064support a continuing resolution that \u201ccontinues the policies and the spending of the Biden-Schumer-Pelosi era.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re \u2063not going\u200c to vote for\u2063 it,\u201d Mr. Perry said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t vote for it last December, and we\u2019re not going to vote for it now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for accusations of\u200c brinkmanship, the congressman \u200badded: \u200c\u201cWe\u2019re \u2063not here to talk about brinkmanship. \u200dNo one here is interested in a pause in government funding. What\u200b we\u2019re interested in \u200bis taking the Biden boot off the neck of the\u2064 American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That boot,\u2062 fellow Freedom Caucus member Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) contended, \u2062has been \u201ctrampling\u201d the \u2064public with \u200dweaponized agencies and out-of-control spending.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow many migrants have to die\u200c in the\u2063 back of \u200ca tractor-trailer in San Antonio? How many have to die in the Rio Grande? How many girls have to get sold\u200b into the sex trafficking trade before this body will\u200c wake up and\u200b stop\u2062 an out-of-control \u200dpresident?\u201d Mr. Roy wondered.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\u201cI will not \u2064continue\u2063 to fund a government at war with the American people,\u201d he added. \u201cWe\u2062 are here to ch<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate overcame a procedural obstacle on Tuesday, advancing a package of three appropriations bills. As the threat of a government shutdown approached, the Senate invoked cloture with an 85-12 vote. The bills cover military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, agriculture, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and transportation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2408,"featured_media":2029935,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2029934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2408"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2029934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2029935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2029934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2029934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2029934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}