{"id":2051118,"date":"2023-09-30T18:30:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T22:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-to-move-forward-on-house-passed-spending-measure-to-avert-government-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2023-09-30T18:31:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T22:31:50","slug":"senate-to-move-forward-on-house-passed-spending-measure-to-avert-government-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-to-move-forward-on-house-passed-spending-measure-to-avert-government-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate to proceed with House-approved spending bill to prevent 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%2Fsenate-to-move-forward-on-house-passed-spending-measure-to-avert-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=2051118&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>The Senate Races Against Time\u200d to Keep \u2064the Government \u2063Open<\/h2>\n<p>The \u2062Senate is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-to-move-forward-on-house-passed-spending-measure-to-avert-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"Senate to proceed with House-approved spending bill to prevent government shutdown.\">making \u200bswift progress<\/a> in pushing \u2064the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open before the\u200d looming Oct. 1\u200d deadline. A Democratic aide revealed that the bill is currently\u200c being hot-lined, paving the way for a\u200b vote to take place &#8220;as soon\u200c as possible.&#8221; This decision came after Senate Republicans rallied around\u2063 the House\u2063 measure, forcing Democrats to determine whether to proceed with the bill, which provides disaster relief but\u200b excludes Ukraine aid.<\/p>\n<p>The federal government&#8217;s funds \u2063are set to run out on Sunday, leaving the Senate with only \u2063a few hours to pass \u2062the House CR, which\u2063 would extend the government&#8217;s operation for\u200b an additional 45 days. Initially, the Senate \u2062supported \u200ba bipartisan \u200cCR that included $6 \u2064billion in Ukraine aid and $6 billion in disaster\u200d relief, as the House struggled \u2064to\u2062 pass spending bills. However, as House Republicans advocated for\u2062 a clean stopgap to\u2062 prevent a shutdown,\u200d their\u2064 Senate counterparts withdrew their support \u2064for the \u2064measure.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Democrats hold a slim majority in the\u200d Senate with a 50-49 split chamber due \u2064to \u200bthe absence of Sen. \u200cDebbie \u200cStabenow (D-MI). This allowed Republicans to \u2062block the leadership-approved bipartisan CR, which includes $6 billion in Ukraine aid and \u200c$6 billion \u2064in disaster\u2064 relief.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2064 the House\u200c was on\u200b the verge of passing \u200bits clean CR on Saturday\u2063 afternoon, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) surprised many by\u2062 announcing that Senate Republicans would withhold the\u200b cloture votes \u2064necessary to advance the \u200dchamber&#8217;s\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-tell-gop-to-advance-bipartisan-spending-bill-only-way-forward\/\" title=\"House Democrats urge GOP to support bipartisan spending bill as the sole path forward.\">bipartisan continuing\u2064 resolution<\/a>. This move contradicted McConnell&#8217;s previous support for \u200cthe Senate&#8217;s\u2063 bipartisan\u200b CR \u200dand ongoing backing for Ukraine, as he passionately defended\u2064 these positions to his conference before the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Despite McConnell&#8217;s efforts, he\u2064 failed to convince the\u200d majority of his conference, including \u200dmembers of\u2064 leadership who support Ukraine assistance, to join his cause. Senate Minority\u200c Whip John Thune (R-SD) and Senate GOP Conference Chairman\u2063 John \u200dBarrasso (R-WY) were among those who \u2063objected.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the meeting, four GOP senators who endorse Ukraine aid expressed their willingness to support the\u2062 House&#8217;s CR\u2063 to avoid \u200da government shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 Democratic aide\u200d suggested that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) &#8220;caved&#8221; by accepting the version of the CR that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) agreed to on Saturday. They pointed out that McCarthy ultimately embraced \u200cSchumer&#8217;s stance that a &#8220;bipartisan bill is the only way to avoid a shutdown.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Countdown to the\u2062 Vote<\/h3>\n<p>When asked about the timeline \u200cfor \u200cthe Senate to pass the legislation after\u200c a Saturday evening meeting where the \u200dSenate Democratic Conference rallied \u2063behind the \u2063House CR, Sen. Tim Kaine \u200d(D-VA) assured \u200dthe \u200bWashington Examiner that\u200d a vote could\u2064 be expected within the next hour or two. However, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) challenged this timeline, suggesting that the bill might not reach President Joe Biden&#8217;s desk until Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\">The\u2063 Washington Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the slim majority\u2063 in the\u200b Senate present a challenge for Democrats \u2063in securing the\u2062 passage of the House CR<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ed CR earlier this week, causing concern among Democrats\u2064 and \u2064the \u2063Biden \u2062administration. However, it seems \u200bthat Senate Republicans \u200chave changed their tune, \u2062realizing the urgency \u200bof\u200d passing the \u2063CR to avoid \u2064a government \u2063shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 decision to hot-line the bill suggests \u200cthat Senate Democrats believe they have enough support to pass it swiftly. Hot-lining\u2062 involves circulating the legislation to all \u200bmembers of the Senate, allowing for a quick vote without going through the \u2063usual committee process. By bypassing the committee, the Senate\u2062 can expedite\u2063 the passage of the CR, \u2064ensuring the \u2062government remains open.<\/p>\n<p>The House CR, which provides disaster\u2062 relief but\u200b excludes Ukraine aid, has \u2062been a\u2063 controversial\u2062 topic among lawmakers. While both Democrats and Republicans \u2064agree on \u2062the\u200d need for disaster relief, \u200csome Democrats \u2064have argued that the exclusion of Ukraine aid is unacceptable. However, with the looming deadline and\u200c the threat of\u2062 a government shutdown, Democrats may have to make \u200ca difficult \u200cdecision.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the time \u2063constraint, Democrats face\u200b another challenge in the form of a slim majority in the Senate. \u200bWith a 50-49 split chamber due to the absence of Sen. Debbie\u2062 Stabenow (D-MI), Democrats cannot afford any defections from their \u200cown party. They must ensure that every Democratic \u2064senator supports the House CR \u200cto secure its passage.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Senate Republicans have shown unity in their support \u2063for the House measure. \u2062This,\u200c coupled with the pressure to keep the government open, could tip the \u2064scales in favor of\u200d swift passage. However, it remains \u2064to \u200cbe seen how individual senators will vote once \u200dthe bill reaches the floor.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate races against time to keep the government open. As \u2063the Oct. 1 \u200bdeadline approaches, lawmakers must\u2063 put aside their\u2062 differences and prioritize the needs of the\u200d American people. The consequences of a government shutdown \u2062would be severe, \u2063not only for government employees \u200cand the economy but also for the country&#8217;s overall stability.<\/p>\n<p>It \u2063is crucial\u2064 that the Senate acts swiftly and efficiently to pass the House CR. This requires cooperation and compromise from both Democrats and Republicans. While Ukraine aid may\u2062 be a contentious issue, it\u200c should not overshadow \u200bthe importance of preventing a government shutdown. By working\u200c together, lawmakers can ensure that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-will-democrats-utilize-mechanism-to-go-around-mccarthy-and-prevent-a-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"Will Democrats bypass McCarthy to avoid government shutdown?\">government remains operational<\/a> and that crucial services\u2064 are not disrupted.<\/p>\n<p>In the\u200c coming hours, the Senate will \u200cface a\u2062 pivotal moment.\u2064 The outcome of the vote will determine whether the \u2063government remains open or if the country plunges into a shutdown. The American people\u2064 are watching and hoping for a swift resolution to this crisis. It is now up to the Senate to rise above party \u200cpolitics and act in the best interest of the nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate is swiftly advancing the House-approved continuing resolution to prevent a government shutdown by October 1. A Democratic aide revealed that the Senate is currently expediting the bill&#8217;s approval through hot-lining, aiming for a prompt vote. Democrats had no choice but to make a decision promptly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2051119,"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":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2051118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"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\/2051118","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2051118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2051118\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2051119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2051118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2051118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2051118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}