{"id":2051568,"date":"2023-10-01T12:45:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T16:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-45-day-stopgap-funding-bill-sending-measure-to-senate-hours-before-shutdown-deadline\/"},"modified":"2023-10-01T12:47:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T16:47:50","slug":"house-passes-45-day-stopgap-funding-bill-sending-measure-to-senate-hours-before-shutdown-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-45-day-stopgap-funding-bill-sending-measure-to-senate-hours-before-shutdown-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"House approves 45-day funding bill, sends to Senate before shutdown deadline."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fhouse-passes-45-day-stopgap-funding-bill-sending-measure-to-senate-hours-before-shutdown-deadline%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=2051568&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--><blockquote>\n<p>The House of Representatives has approved a stopgap funding bill that will prevent a government\u2063 shutdown at midnight tonight, pending approval from the Senate and President \u2064Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>The bill, which\u200d extends federal funding at \u200cthe current rate for 45 days, includes provisions for disaster relief \u2063and FAA funding. However, it does not \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fundamental-lack-of-strategy-gop-sens-blunt-burr-demand-answers-from-biden-administration-on-covid-test-shortage\/\" title=\"\u2018Fundamental Lack Of Strategy\u2019: GOP Sens. Blunt, Burr Demand Answers From Biden Administration On COVID Test Shortage\">allocate additional funds<\/a> for \u200bthe war effort in Ukraine, a point of contention for some Democrats and Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>House Minority Leader \u200cHakeem \u2063Jeffries \u200c(D-N.Y.) expressed concern over the\u2063 rushed nature of the 70-page continuing resolution (CR), which was presented just minutes before\u2064 the proposed vote and hours before a \u200bpotential government shutdown.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/what-a-shutdown-means-for-the-us-economy-financial-markets-5501112?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>What a Shutdown Means for the US Economy, Financial Markets<\/h3>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/29\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/senate-reconvenes-before-possible-government-shutdown-5501429?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Senate Reconvenes Before Possible Government Shutdown<\/h3>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/30\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite the \u200dtime constraints, 209 Democrats, including Mr. Jeffries, supported the bill, resulting in\u200d a\u200c final tally of 335-91\u200c in favor.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans argued that the bill was a\u2063 fair attempt to keep \u2064the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-took-biden-so-long-to-sign-the-formula-act\/\" title=\"What Took Biden So Long to Sign the Formula Act?\">government running smoothly<\/a>\u200c beyond the fiscal year deadline. However, 90 Republicans\u200d opposed the bill, a significant increase\u2062 from the previous day when\u2062 only 21 \u200cRepublicans joined Democrats in defeating\u200c a more conservative \u2063CR proposed by Speaker \u200cKevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).<\/p>\n<p>House Minority Leader McCarthy acknowledged that \u2062the \u200bpassed\u2062 CR was \u2064not his preferred\u200c solution but emphasized the\u2064 importance of keeping the government open and supporting the military.<\/p>\n<p>While tensions remain\u2063 within the Republican party,\u2062 the focus now shifts to the Senate, where their own\u200b version of the CR will be voted on. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-45-day-stopgap-funding-bill-sending-measure-to-senate-hours-before-shutdown-deadline\/\" title=\"House approves 45-day funding bill, sends to Senate before shutdown deadline.\">bill \u200dproposes\u2062 extending funding<\/a> \u2062at current levels through Nov. 17, \u2062with additional funding \u200dallocated for the war\u200d effort in Ukraine and domestic disaster relief.<\/p>\n<p>Many \u2064House Republicans expressed frustration \u2062over \u2062the failure of the previous GOP-proposed CR, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-doubles-down-on-call-for-clean-debt-ceiling-after-gop-debt-bill-passes-house\/\" title=\"Biden Doubles Down on Call for Clean Debt Ceiling After GOP Debt Bill Passes House\">included spending cuts<\/a> and border security enhancements. Some Republicans believed that passing any CR would lead\u200d to further delays in creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secdef-to-congress-get-a-military-budget-done-already\/\" title=\"SecDef to Congress: Get a Military Budget Done Already\">full-year spending plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the setbacks, Mr. Jeffries celebrated \u200cthe passage of the 45-day CR\u200b as a victory for \u200bthe American people \u200dand a defeat for\u2063 right-wing extremists.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;That is what the spending agreement that passed\u2064 the House today \u2062has\u200b accomplished.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Moves to Senate<\/h2>\n<p>The onus now\u2064 shifts to the Senate to either accept \u200cthe House&#8217;s terms or pass its own bill and attempt to reconcile differences in cooperation with the House.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The House bill comes after weeks of infighting among House \u2063Republicans over spending levels and \u2063the\u2062 appropriations process. An original Republican CR \u2063was\u2063 presented on Sept. 17 but faced opposition from fiscal \u2062conservatives.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the challenges, Mr. McCarthy retains the support of most House Republicans, making it unlikely that he will be removed as\u2064 House speaker.<\/p>\n<p>As the Senate prepares to vote on the CR, \u200dthe fate of\u200c government funding hangs in the\u2062 balance.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ryusuke Abe and Emel Akan contributed to\u2064 this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <em>Update: This\u2062 article has been updated with a full description for Rep. Good.<\/em>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why are\u200c Republican senators opposing the stopgap funding\u200c bill and citing concerns over the lack of funding for the war\u200b effort in Ukraine?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  In McCarthy (R-Calif.).<\/p>\n<p>The bill\u2064 now awaits approval \u200dfrom\u2063 the Senate, where it \u2063is expected to\u2063 face \u2064more resistance. Several Republican senators have expressed their opposition to \u2062the bill, citing concerns over the\u2063 lack of funding for the war effort in Ukraine. They argue that it is \u200ccrucial for the United States to provide support \u200bto \u200bUkraine in its ongoing conflict with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Democrats have emphasized the\u2063 importance \u200bof passing the stopgap funding bill to avoid a government \u200dshutdown. They argue that the bill \u2062provides much-needed\u200c funding for disaster relief\u200d and FAA operations, which are \u200cvital for the safety\u200b and\u200c well-being \u2062of the American people.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062prospect\u200c of a \u200dgovernment shutdown has raised significant concerns about its impact on \u200dthe US \u2062economy and financial \u2063markets. A potential\u2062 shutdown would lead to the temporary closure of federal agencies and disrupt key services. It \u200ccould\u2062 also have a negative impact on investor confidence and slow down economic \u2063growth.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cSenate reconvened earlier today \u200bto\u2063 discuss\u200b the stopgap funding bill. Senators\u2064 from \u200cboth parties engaged in heated debate over its contents\u200b and the need for additional funding for Ukraine. The bill&#8217;s fate now \u200drests in the hands of \u200bthe Senate, where \u200dit faces an uncertain future.<\/p>\n<p>If the Senate \u200bapproves the bill, it will then be sent\u2062 to President Joe Biden for his signature.\u2063 President Biden has expressed his support for\u200c the bill and his intention to sign it \u2064into\u2062 law. However, the situation remains\u2063 fluid, and it\u200c is unclear\u2064 how long the process will take.<\/p>\n<p>As \u2064the midnight deadline approaches, lawmakers are under \u2062pressure to find a solution and prevent\u200b a government shutdown. The outcome of this\u200d debate \u2064will have far-reaching \u200dconsequences for the American people and the functioning of \u2064the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the approval of the \u2063stopgap funding bill by the House of Representatives\u200c is\u2062 a step towards averting a\u200c government shutdown. The \u2064bill&#8217;s provisions for \u200cdisaster\u200d relief and FAA funding address critical needs,\u200b but the exclusion \u200cof funding for the war effort in Ukraine remains a point of contention. The\u200d Senate&#8217;s\u2063 decision on \u2064the bill will determine its fate and \u200dwhether a government\u200b shutdown can \u200dbe avoided. \u200cThe coming hours and days will be crucial in determining\u2062 the path forward for the federal government and the American\u200d people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House of Representatives passed a funding bill to prevent a government shutdown. 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