{"id":2051233,"date":"2023-09-30T21:55:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T01:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-passes-stopgap-bill-to-avert-government-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2023-09-30T21:59:38","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T01:59:38","slug":"congress-passes-stopgap-bill-to-avert-government-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-passes-stopgap-bill-to-avert-government-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress approves temporary 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\">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%2Fcongress-passes-stopgap-bill-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=2051233&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>Congress Passes Stopgap Funding Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown<\/h2>\n<p>Congress successfully passed a stopgap funding\u2064 bill late on Saturday, with overwhelming support from Democrats. This came after Republican \u2062House Speaker Kevin McCarthy backed down from \u200chis party&#8217;s hardliners, who were demanding a\u2063 partisan bill.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic-majority Senate voted 88-9 in favor of \u200bthe measure, aiming to prevent \u2062the federal government from experiencing\u200c its\u2063 fourth partial shutdown in a decade. The bill now awaits President Joe Biden&#8217;s signature before \u200dthe \u200c12:01 a.m. ET deadline.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy&#8217;s\u200b decision\u200c to abandon\u2064 the \u2062hardliners&#8217; \u200dinsistence on\u200b a bill passing with \u200bonly Republican\u2064 votes \u200dwas a significant shift. This change could potentially lead\u200c to one of his far-right \u200cmembers attempting to remove him from his \u2062leadership role.<\/p>\n<p>The House voted 335-91 to \u200cfund the government through\u200d Nov.\u200b 17, with more Democrats \u2063than Republicans supporting the\u200d bill. This marked a notable departure from earlier in the week when a government shutdown\u200c seemed inevitable.<\/p>\n<p>A government shutdown would have dire consequences, including the non-payment \u200cof salaries for the government&#8217;s\u200d four \u2062million employees, regardless of whether they were working or \u2062not. Additionally, it would \u2062disrupt various\u2063 federal services, such \u200das National Parks and financial regulators.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;The American people can breathe a\u200c sigh of relief: there will be no government\u200b shutdown tonight,&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>said Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck \u2062Schumer after\u200c the\u2063 vote. \u2062 <strong>&#8220;Democrats\u200b have said from the start that the only solution for avoiding a \u200bshutdown is bipartisanship, \u200band we are glad \u2064Speaker McCarthy has finally heeded our message.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The bill received support from 209 Democrats, \u200cfar surpassing the 126 Republicans who voted\u2062 in favor.\u2064 Democrats celebrated the outcome as a victory.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;Extreme \u200dMAGA Republicans have\u200c lost, the American people \u200chave won,&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>declared top \u200cHouse Democrat Hakeem\u200b Jeffries, referring to the &#8220;Make America Great Again&#8221; slogan \u200cused by\u2064 former\u2062 President Donald Trump and many \u2064hardline Republicans.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Democratic Representative \u2064Don Beyer expressed\u2062 relief that Speaker McCarthy yielded and allowed a\u200d bipartisan vote at \u2062the eleventh hour to prevent a disastrous shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy&#8217;s change\u2064 of stance gained the support of top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell, who had previously backed\u200b a similar measure with broad \u200bbipartisan support in\u2064 the Senate.\u200c However, the House version \u200cexcluded \u2063aid for Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Senator Michael Bennett delayed the bill for several\u200d hours while negotiating for additional aid\u2064 to Ukraine. Despite this setback, Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen emphasized the importance of keeping \u2062the government open\u200c to\u2063 better assist Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy dismissed concerns about\u2064 potential ousting from his leadership position by hardline\u200d Republicans, stating, <strong>&#8220;I want \u2062to be\u200c the\u200c adult in the room, go \u2062ahead \u2062and\u2064 try. And you \u200dknow what?\u200b If I\u200c have to risk\u200c my job for standing up for the American public, I\u2064 will\u2063 do \u2063that.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He also confirmed that House Republicans would continue their plans to pass more \u2064funding bills, \u200bfocusing on spending cuts and conservative priorities like\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/all-training-including-suicide-prevention-canceled-for-border-patrol-agents-amid-immigrant-surge\/\" title=\"Border Patrol agents' training, including suicide prevention, canceled due to immigrant surge.\">tighter border controls<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This\u200d standoff occurs just months after Congress brought\u200c the\u2063 federal government to the brink of defaulting on its $31.4 trillion debt. The situation\u200d has raised concerns on \u200cWall Street, \u2062with \u200cMoody&#8217;s\u2064 ratings agency warning\u2064 of potential damage\u200c to U.S.\u200d creditworthiness.<\/p>\n<p>Typically, Congress passes stopgap spending bills \u200bto provide more\u200c time for \u200dnegotiating \u200ddetailed legislation that determines funding for federal programs.<\/p>\n<p>This year, a group of Republicans in the House has obstructed action, pressing for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/immigration-border-upheaval-stokes-fear-among-eagle-pass-residents-send-extra-help\/\" title=\"Eagle Pass residents fear grows amid immigration border crisis: 'We need more assistance'\">stricter \u2063immigration policies<\/a> and\u2064 deeper \u200dspending cuts beyond\u2064 the levels\u200b agreed \u2063upon \u2062during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yellen-warns-of-economic-and-financial-catastrophe-but-insists-its-preventable\/\" title=\"Yellen Warns of \u2018Economic and Financial Catastrophe,\u2019 but Insists It\u2019s \u2018Preventable\u2019\">debt-ceiling standoff<\/a> in the spring.<\/p>\n<p>The McCarthy-Biden deal that prevented default set a limit of \u200c$1.59 trillion in discretionary spending for \u200dfiscal 2024. However, House Republicans are demanding an additional $120 billion in cuts.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-passes-stopgap-bill-to-avert-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"Congress approves temporary bill to prevent government shutdown.\">funding fight \u2062primarily revolves<\/a> around a relatively \u2062small portion of the $6.4 trillion U.S.\u200c budget \u2064for this fiscal\u2062 year. Lawmakers are \u2063not considering\u200d reductions to popular benefit programs \u200blike Social Security and Medicare.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;We should never \u2064have been\u200d in this position in \u200dthe first place. Just a few months ago, \u2063Speaker McCarthy and I reached a\u2063 budget agreement to avoid precisely this type of manufactured crisis,&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>said President Biden in a\u200b statement following the vote. <strong>&#8220;House Republicans tried to walk \u200baway \u2062from that deal by demanding drastic cuts that would have been devastating for millions of Americans. They\u2062 failed.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>(Reporting by David Morgan, Makini Brice, and \u2063Moira Warburton; additional\u2064 reporting by \u200dKanishka Singh, writing by Andy Sullivan; \u200cediting by Scott Malone, Andrea Ricci, and William Mallard)<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does\u2062 Speaker McCarthy&#8217;s willingness to prioritize the needs\u2062 of the American people over the demands of hardline Republicans \u200breflect effective leadership<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \/p><\/p>\n<p>As the deadline approached, \u2064President Biden was expected to sign the stopgap funding\u2064 bill, ensuring that\u200b the government will continue to operate and prevent any potential shutdown. Democrats have emphasized the importance of bipartisanship \u200bin\u200b averting such crises\u200d and \u2063have expressed relief \u2062that Speaker McCarthy ultimately chose to prioritize the needs of the American people over the demands of hardline Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>This bill&#8217;s\u200b passage marks a significant shift\u2064 in the dynamics\u2064 within\u2062 the Republican party, as McCarthy&#8217;s decision to defy\u200b the hardliners may lead to potential consequences for his\u200d leadership role. On the Democratic\u2063 side, the overwhelming support\u2063 for the \u200dbill demonstrates \u200ctheir commitment to avoiding \u2064a government shutdown and protecting the interests of the \u2064American people.<\/p>\n<p>The potential consequences of a government shutdown cannot be understated. Not only would it result \u2064in the non-payment of \u2064salaries for millions \u200bof government \u2062employees, but it would also \u2064disrupt vital federal services \u200bthat the public relies \u2064on. National Parks,\u200b financial regulators, and various other\u2063 agencies would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gopers-predict-biden-hill-dems-will-deploy-washington-monument-strategy-if-government-shuts-down-over-budget\/\" title=\"GOP members anticipate that President Biden and Democratic lawmakers will employ the \"Washington Monument strategy\" in the event of a government shutdown due to budget disagreements.\">experience significant disruptions<\/a>, causing inconvenience and potential\u200c harm to the American people.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader Schumer, in his statement after the \u200bvote, reiterated the importance of bipartisanship in preventing a shutdown. He commended \u2063Speaker McCarthy for finally recognizing the need for cooperation and\u200b compromise, and acknowledged that Democrats have consistently advocated for a bipartisan approach to governance.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of the vote reflects the shifting dynamics within the Republican party. Former President Donald \u200bTrump&#8217;s influence on the party, as represented by the &#8220;Make America Great Again&#8221; slogan, has been challenged by more \u200bmoderate Democrats who view extreme MAGA Republicans as obstructionist. The passage \u200bof this bill is seen by many Democrats as a victory over the hardline Republicans who were\u200c pushing for \u2064a partisan\u200d funding bill.<\/p>\n<p>Although the\u200d bill\u200c faced some delays and challenges, such as \u2064the negotiation for additional aid to Ukraine, overall, the bipartisan nature of the vote and the willingness\u2063 of politicians to put aside their differences for the sake of the American public is commendable. Speaker McCarthy&#8217;s willingness to risk\u2064 his position for the well-being of the nation \u2063reflects a recognition that leadership means prioritizing the needs of the people over party politics.<\/p>\n<p>With\u200c the stopgap funding \u2062bill now awaiting President Biden&#8217;s signature, it is expected that the \u200cgovernment will continue to operate without interruption. The American people can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that their government will not face a shutdown, and essential services will continue \u2064to function. The passage of this\u2062 bill not only represents a victory for \u200bbipartisanship but also a commitment to effective governance and prioritizing the interests of the American people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congress passed a stopgap funding bill on Saturday with strong Democratic backing. Republican House speaker Kevin McCarthy yielded to his party&#8217;s hardliners&#8217; demand for a partisan bill. 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