{"id":2098897,"date":"2023-11-14T18:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T23:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-speaker-johnsons-continuing-resolution-in-first-step-to-avoid-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2023-11-14T18:05:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T23:05:55","slug":"house-passes-speaker-johnsons-continuing-resolution-in-first-step-to-avoid-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-speaker-johnsons-continuing-resolution-in-first-step-to-avoid-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"House passes Speaker Johnson&#8217;s continuing resolution in first step to avoid 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\">24<\/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-speaker-johnsons-continuing-resolution-in-first-step-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=2098897&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>House Passes Funding Resolution, Senate Expected to Follow Suit<\/h2>\n<p>Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-speaker-johnsons-continuing-resolution-in-first-step-to-avoid-shutdown\/\" title=\"House passes Speaker Johnson's continuing resolution in first step to avoid shutdown\">facing staunch conservative opposition<\/a>, \u2063Speaker Mike Johnson&#8217;s (R-LA) two-step continuing resolution to keep the government funded has\u200c successfully passed in the House, just days before the shutdown deadline. The bill has now been sent to the Senate, where it\u2063 is\u2063 anticipated to receive approval.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d passing of the\u2063 continuing resolution is notable for its lack of spending cuts or conservative policy riders, which resulted in more Democrats\u200b supporting \u200dthe legislation than Republicans. With\u200b a vote of 336-95, including 93 \u2064Republicans voting against it, the bill secured the necessary support.<\/p>\n<h3>Urgency to Avoid Harmful Shutdown<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;This legislation is\u200b necessary to avoid a harmful government shutdown,&#8221; emphasized Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY), urging Republicans to back the short-term funding\u2064 plan.<\/p>\n<p>While House Democrats criticized the approach as flawed, Minority Leader\u2064 Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) ultimately supported\u2064 the plan, and Democrats provided the two-thirds\u200d votes required to pass the\u200d bill under suspension\u200d of the rules.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Once again, the Republican majority needs\u200c Democratic votes to govern,&#8221; stated Rep. Rosa \u2062DeLauro\u2063 (D-CT) ahead of the vote.<\/p>\n<h3>Two-Step \u200dApproach to Appropriations<\/h3>\n<p>The bill extends\u200d the Agriculture, Military Construction and\u2063 Veterans Affairs, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and the \u2062Energy and Water appropriations bills until \u200dJan. 19, \u200bwith the\u200c remaining eight \u2063bills extended until Feb. 2.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of this two-step approach is to create a \u200csense of urgency in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burchett-confirms-he-is-a-no-on-stopgap-funding-measure-our-financial-ship-is-sinking\/\" title=\"Burchett rejects stopgap funding: 'Our finances are in dire straits'\">passing individual appropriations bills<\/a> within the given time \u2063frame, \u200dthereby avoiding the need for an omnibus or another continuing resolution. The \u200bplan is for Congress to prioritize \u2063passing the first four appropriations bills before Jan. 19, and \u200cthen shift focus to passing the remaining \u2063bills before \u2063the February deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the bill does\u200b not include aid to\u2063 Ukraine or Israel, nor does it provide an extension to FISA 702 authorities. However, it does extend the expired Farm Bill provisions through September 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The measure is expected to pass the Senate and be signed into\u2063 law by President Joe Biden, effectively preventing a government shutdown at midnight on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the race is\u2062 on to pass all 12 appropriations bills by the \u200dtwo deadlines. However, \u2063some skeptics question whether this\u200b can \u200dbe achieved in\u2064 time, \u200dgiven \u200dthe\u200b House Republican Conference&#8217;s struggles in reaching agreement on\u200b appropriations\u2062 bills throughout the Congress.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the potential consequences of a government shutdown, \u2063and how does the passage of\u200b the funding resolution in the House reflect bipartisan cooperation in preventing\u2064 it<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2064 Enough bipartisan support to move forward in the legislative process.<\/p>\n<p>The funding\u200c resolution aims to avoid a \u200bgovernment \u200dshutdown \u2062by extending funding \u2064through December\u200d 3, providing lawmakers with additional time\u200c to negotiate a long-term \u200dspending \u200cplan. The deadline to\u2064 prevent a\u2063 shutdown was \u2064rapidly approaching, causing concern among many Americans who depend on government services and programs.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker Johnson&#8217;s \u200bresolution faced challenges from conservative lawmakers who\u200d wanted\u200b to use the funding process to advance conservative policies\u2064 and reduce government spending. However, in an effort to garner broader support and avoid a potential standoff, \u200dthe resolution was crafted without any conservative policy riders or spending cuts. This \u2063strategic decision resulted \u2063in a higher number of\u2062 Democrats supporting the bill than Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>The passage of the funding resolution in \u2063the House is a significant step towards \u2064ensuring continued government operations and services. It allows lawmakers to buy more time to reach a compromise on crucial budgetary matters\u200b and avoid the \u200cdetrimental impacts of a government shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>Now that the resolution has \u200dmoved to the Senate, \u2064all eyes are on the upper\u200b chamber to \u200bfollow suit\u2063 and pass \u2063the funding measure. While there might be\u200c some opposition from conservative lawmakers, the anticipation\u2063 is\u2064 that the Senate\u200c will also approve \u2063the resolution, given the pressing need to avert \u2064a shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>A government shutdown would have severe consequences, affecting various sectors such as \u200cnational security, \u2064healthcare, transportation, and education, among others. \u2063It would disrupt the lives of millions of \u2064Americans and could \u2062potentially damage the country&#8217;s economy.<\/p>\n<p>The passage of the funding resolution in the House demonstrates bipartisan cooperation, \u2063as lawmakers from both sides of the aisle recognized the importance of preventing a government shutdown. \u200bIt reflects a willingness to prioritize the functioning of the\u2063 government and\u200b the well-being of the \u2063American people over partisan differences.<\/p>\n<p>As the funding \u200dresolution progresses through the Senate, it is crucial for lawmakers to \u200bremain focused on the\u2063 urgency of\u200c the situation and \u200dwork towards a swift\u2062 resolution. It is essential to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/md-gov-hogan-urges-biden-lawmakers-to-work-together-on-covid-19-relief-legislation\/\" title=\"Md. Gov. Hogan urges Biden, lawmakers to work together on COVID-19 relief legislation\">find common ground<\/a> and compromise on any outstanding \u2064issues to\u200c ensure the continued operation of the government and the provision of vital services \u2062to the American people.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the \u200cHouse&#8217;s approval \u2064of Speaker Johnson&#8217;s funding\u200b resolution is a significant achievement in the effort to avoid a government shutdown. While challenges remain in the Senate, the\u2064 expectation is that the resolution will receive approval there as \u200cwell. This bipartisan effort demonstrates a\u2062 commitment to fiscal\u2062 responsibility and the well-being\u200b of the American \u2062people. As negotiations continue, \u200cit is \u200bimperative for\u2063 lawmakers to prioritize the smooth functioning of the government and\u200b to \u200bfind common ground \u200bto prevent any disruptions to critical government \u200cservices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite staunch conservative opposition, the House passed Speaker Mike Johnson&#8217;s (R-LA) two-step continuing resolution to keep the government funded just days before the shutdown deadline, sending it over to the Senate , which is expected to pass the bill. The continuing resolution had no spending cuts or conservative policy riders attached to it, which led<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2098898,"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-2098897","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\/2098897","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=2098897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2098897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2098898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2098897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2098897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2098897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}