{"id":2097260,"date":"2023-11-13T12:41:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T17:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-congress-must-do-to-avoid-a-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2023-11-13T12:44:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T17:44:23","slug":"what-congress-must-do-to-avoid-a-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-congress-must-do-to-avoid-a-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"What Congress must do to avoid a shutdown"},"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\">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%2Fwhat-congress-must-do-to-avoid-a-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=2097260&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 Clock is \u2063Ticking: Congress Races\u2063 to Avoid\u200d Government Shutdown<\/h2>\n<p>The \u200bHouse of Representatives and Senate are in a race against time as the deadline\u200d for the stopgap&#8217;s funding extension \u200bapproaches. With the clock ticking, President Joe Biden managed\u2064 to sign \u2064a continuing resolution just in time to\u200b avoid a shutdown on Oct.\u200b 1. However, this\u200d funding is\u200b only \u200bset to last until Nov. 17, leaving Congress with limited days to prevent a\u200b government shutdown.<\/p>\n<h3>Pass a Continuing Resolution<\/h3>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has proposed \u2064a clean continuing resolution\u2064 that\u200c would \u2062fund agencies\u2062 until Jan.\u200d 15, 2024. This &#8220;laddered&#8221;\u2063 stopgap approach means that different agencies would receive funding for varying periods instead of a blanket extension for the\u2062 entire federal \u2063government. However, Democrats have expressed opposition\u2064 to this idea, preferring\u2062 a clean\u200b stopgap \u200dbill that would fund the government for a longer \u2063duration, similar\u2063 to what \u2063was passed on Sept. 30.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson&#8217;s proposal, presented to House Republicans, suggests \u2064a &#8220;two-part&#8221;\u2064 approach\u2064 to the continuing resolution. It would extend funding for specific appropriations\u200b bills until Jan. \u200d19, 2024,\u200c for areas \u2063such as\u200c Agriculture, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Transportation, Housing,\u200c and Urban Development, and the Energy and Water. The \u200dremaining\u2064 appropriations\u200d bills would be\u200c extended until Feb. 2, 2024. Johnson aims to bring this \u2062continuing resolution, which does not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-numbers-expected-show-u-s-closing-in-on-one-million-illegal-immigrant-apprehensions-in-2021\/\" title=\"Border Patrol Numbers Expected Show U.S. Closing In On One Million Illegal Immigrant Apprehensions In 2021\">include additional funding<\/a> for\u200d Israel, to the GOP conference on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<h3>Finish Passing the \u200dRemaining Appropriations \u200dBills<\/h3>\n<p>Out of the 12 necessary appropriations bills for fiscal \u200c2024, the House has passed seven, while the Senate \u200dhas only passed three.\u2063 This week, the House\u200d plans to consider\u2063 three more appropriations bills, including funding for Transportation, Housing, and Urban\u200c Development; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education.<\/p>\n<p>Before reaching the president&#8217;s desk, all\u2063 bills must be \u200cpassed by both the\u200d House and Senate. Negotiations typically occur between the two chambers \u2064to resolve differences in funding levels. \u200dPassing all 12 appropriations bills can be a time-consuming process,\u2062 often\u200b resulting in omnibus bills\u200b that combine multiple appropriations.<\/p>\n<h3>The \u2062Consequences of a \u200cGovernment Shutdown<\/h3>\n<p>A government shutdown \u2063would lead to\u2063 the \u2062closure of \u200bnonessential\u200b aspects of the federal government until funding\u200b is \u2062approved by\u200d Congress and signed into\u200c law by the \u2064president. The most recent and longest\u2063 government shutdown\u2064 occurred from December 2018 to January 2019.<\/p>\n<p>During a shutdown, \u200bmost\u2062 federal workers are furloughed\u200c until funding is secured, while essential workers continue their duties without pay. However, once the shutdown ends, all federal employees, including those who were furloughed, would receive backpay.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the potential consequences of failing \u200dto \u2062raise the debt ceiling for the US economy? <\/h2>\n<p><span>  S passed in previous years. The debate over the length and terms of the continuing resolution is likely to be a key point of contention among lawmakers \u200cin the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<h3>The Debt Ceiling\u2064 Dilemma<\/h3>\n<p>In addition \u200bto the\u2062 funding extension, Congress is also\u2064 faced with the challenge of addressing the debt ceiling before the \u200dTreasury Department exhausts its emergency measures to avoid default. The debt\u200c ceiling is the maximum amount of debt that the\u200d federal government can \u2063legally borrow.\u2064 Failure to raise the debt ceiling could have\u200c catastrophic consequences for\u2064 the US economy, including a potential default on\u200d its debt obligations. While both parties acknowledge the importance of raising\u2063 the debt ceiling, \u2062there is disagreement on the conditions and timing of the vote. Democrats argue\u200b that it should be included in the government funding \u200cbill, while Republicans are pushing for separate legislation.<\/p>\n<h3>Policy Riders and Partisan Politics<\/h3>\n<p>As if the funding\u200d extension and debt \u2062ceiling were\u200d not enough to contend with, there is also the issue of policy riders that could further complicate negotiations. Policy riders are \u2064provisions attached\u2063 to spending bills that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-google-billionaire-who-paid-for-bidens-science-office\/\" title=\"The Google Billionaire Who Paid for Biden\u2019s Science Office\">address specific issues<\/a> or policies. \u200dThey \u200bcan be controversial and have the potential to derail the entire funding process if not agreed upon \u200bby both parties. Examples\u200b of policy riders that may be \u200bincluded in\u2063 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-congress-must-do-to-avoid-a-shutdown\/\" title=\"What Congress must do to avoid a shutdown\">upcoming negotiations\u2064 include\u2063 funding<\/a> for a border\u2064 wall, healthcare provisions, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/goldman-sachs-commits-to-reach-net-zero-carbon-emissions-by-2030\/\" title=\"Goldman Sachs Commits To Reach Net-Zero Carbon Emissions By 2030\">climate change initiatives<\/a>. Both Democrats and Republicans have their own priorities, making it difficult\u200d to find common ground.<\/p>\n<h3>The Impact of \u200ba Government Shutdown<\/h3>\n<p>A government shutdown occurs\u200c when Congress fails to pass \u200cor the President fails to sign a funding bill, resulting in the\u200d temporary suspension of non-essential government operations. The impact\u2064 of a government shutdown is far-reaching and affects millions of Americans. Federal employees may be furloughed or forced to work without pay, national parks and museums\u200b may \u2062close,\u200d and essential services such as food inspections and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pushes-for-a-far-more-powerful-irs-on-taxes-day\/\" title=\"Biden Pushes for a far more Powerful IRS on Taxes Day\">tax return processing<\/a>\u200d may be\u2063 delayed. \u2062In addition, the\u200d uncertainty caused by a government shutdown\u2064 can negatively\u200d impact \u200bbusinesses \u200cand\u200d consumer confidence.<\/p>\n<h3>The Need \u2062for Compromise and Bipartisanship<\/h3>\n<p>As the deadline for the funding extension approaches, it\u200d is\u200d crucial\u2064 for lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to put politics aside and work \u200btowards a bipartisan agreement. Compromise will be key in avoiding \u200ca government shutdown and addressing the debt ceiling. Both parties must be willing to negotiate and \u2063find common ground, setting aside\u200b their differences for the benefit of the\u2064 American people. It is \u2062essential that Congress acts\u2062 swiftly\u200c and \u2062responsibly to ensure\u200c the stability and functionality of the federal government.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>The clock \u2063is ticking, and Congress is under pressure to act\u2062 before the \u200ccurrent funding\u200d expires. The path forward is uncertain and fraught with obstacles. However, it is vital that lawmakers come together, pass a\u2063 continuing resolution, raise the debt ceiling, \u200band\u2064 avoid policy riders that could hinder progress.\u200c The American people deserve a functioning government \u2064that can provide essential\u2064 services and\u2062 uphold its obligations. It is time\u200b for Congress to prioritize the needs of the country over partisan \u200bpolitics and find a solution before the \u200bclock\u200b runs out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The clock is ticking as the House of Representatives and Senate look to avoid a government shutdown as the stopgap&#8217;s extension on funding is set to expire later this week. With less than an hour to spare, President Joe Biden signed the continuing resolution avoiding a shutdown on Oct. 1, but with that funding only<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2097261,"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-2097260","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\/2097260","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=2097260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2097260\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2097261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2097260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2097260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2097260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}