{"id":2146507,"date":"2024-01-11T13:33:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T18:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chuck-schumer-moves-to-extend-government-funding-with-one-week-until-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2024-01-11T13:37:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T18:37:46","slug":"chuck-schumer-moves-to-extend-government-funding-with-one-week-until-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chuck-schumer-moves-to-extend-government-funding-with-one-week-until-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer extends government funding, avoids 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\">12<\/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%2Fchuck-schumer-moves-to-extend-government-funding-with-one-week-until-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=2146507&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>Senate \u2064Majority Leader\u200c Takes Action to\u2062 Avert Shutdown<\/h2>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is making a bold move\u200c to prevent a government shutdown with just\u2062 one week remaining until a potential funding lapse. In a powerful \u200dstatement from the \u2064Senate floor, Schumer announced his intention to file cloture on a shell bill that \u2063will extend funding. He emphasized that\u2064 time is running out to \u200bpass the necessary \u2063appropriations bills before the looming January 19\u200d deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer has reached an agreement with\u200b Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to\u2064 fund\u200b the government at the levels previously agreed upon by \u200cthe White House. However, \u200cthere are \u200bstill details to be worked out between the two sides.<\/p>\n<p>While this\u2064 action does not guarantee that a shutdown \u200dwill be \u200bavoided, it is a crucial \u2063step forward. The Senate faces a tight timeline to pass\u2064 an \u200cextension within a week,\u200c and there is uncertainty about \u200bwhether Johnson will support\u200c the \u200cplan.<\/p>\n<h3>Speaker&#8217;s Stance and Political Challenges<\/h3>\n<p>Speaker Johnson has not \u200cyet committed to a \u2062continuing resolution, \u200dand his \u2064previous opposition to short-term measures complicates the situation. Furthermore, a revolt from his\u2063 own party\u200c members over the spending deal \u2062adds \u200bto the political difficulty\u200b of implementing\u2062 a\u2064 stopgap measure.<\/p>\n<p>Although \u2062Schumer did not specify the duration of \u200dhis\u200b proposed continuing\u2062 resolution, Republican leaders \u200dhave suggested that \u2064funding until\u2062 March may be necessary to \u2062complete all \u2062pending bills. The first procedural vote is expected \u200dto take place on Tuesday, following the Martin Luther King holiday.<\/p>\n<h3>Conservative Pressure and Schumer&#8217;s Response<\/h3>\n<p>Conservatives have urged Speaker Johnson \u200bto use a shutdown as\u2063 leverage in negotiations regarding border issues.\u2063 Schumer, however, \u200chas defended \u200bJohnson against \u200dthose attempting to &#8220;bully&#8221; \u2064him over spending. Nevertheless, Schumer has\u200c made it \u2062clear \u2062that if a shutdown occurs, he \u2064will hold House Republicans accountable.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer highlighted the consequences of a shutdown, including VA closures, delayed military benefits, and other detrimental \u200beffects. He criticized the hard right\u2064 for their lack of \u2063seriousness in governing and accused them of resorting to extremist tactics \u200cto force their views upon Congress \u2063and the country.<\/p>\n<p>It \u200cis important to note\u200d that if \u2063funding lapses, the government will not \u2064enter a full shutdown immediately. While four appropriations bills \u200dexpire on\u2064 January 19, the remaining eight will last until February 2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from \u200cThe Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200d What is the significance of Schumer&#8217;s \u2063decision to file cloture and how does it \u200dimpact the likelihood of a government shutdown<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Till several stumbling blocks and disagreements that need to be addressed before the bill can be passed.<\/p>\n<p>One of the major sticking\u2064 points\u2064 is the issue of border security. President \u200cTrump has made it \u2064clear that he wants funding for his proposed border wall included in any funding\u200d bill. However, Democrats have been mostly opposed to this idea, viewing it as an unnecessary and costly\u2063 measure. Finding\u200c a compromise on this\u200d issue \u200bwill be \u200bcrucial \u200cin order to avoid a government shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>Another key issue \u200bthat \u200dneeds to be\u2063 resolved is \u200dthe\u2062 fate of the\u200b Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals \u200c(DACA)\u2063 program. DACA, which\u2064 grants temporary \u200bprotection to \u200byoung \u2064undocumented immigrants who \u2064were brought to the United States as children, is set to\u200b expire in March. Democrats and some Republicans are pushing for a solution that would protect these \u2064individuals, but it remains to be seen \u2064whether such a solution can be reached in time to prevent \u200da shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer&#8217;s decision to file cloture\u200d on a shell bill is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-dakota-governor-tells-california-gunmakers-and-owners-to-make-the-move-to-her-state\/\" title=\"South Dakota governor invites California gunmakers and owners to relocate.\">strategic move aimed<\/a> at keeping the government funded while negotiations continue. By doing so,\u2064 he hopes to avoid a situation\u200b where the government shuts down and essential services\u2063 are disrupted. However, it is important to note that this is only a temporary solution and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-out-of-session-as-jan-19-debt-ceiling-deadline-looms\/\" title=\"Congress Out of Session as Jan 19 Debt Ceiling Deadline Looms\">long-term funding bill<\/a> will still\u200b need to be passed.<\/p>\n<p>The clock is ticking, and \u200ctime \u2062is\u2064 of the essence. Failure to reach an agreement before the \u200cJanuary\u2062 19 deadline\u2063 would result in a government shutdown, impacting millions of Americans \u200dand causing widespread\u200b uncertainty. It\u200d is imperative that\u2062 both Democrats and Republicans \u200ccome \u2062together 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 pass a funding bill that will keep the <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>.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Senate Majority\u200d Leader Chuck Schumer&#8217;s \u200ddecision \u2063to take action to avert a government shutdown is a necessary step to ensure the functioning of our government.\u2064 However, there are still significant hurdles to overcome, including\u2062 disagreements on border security\u2062 and \u200dthe\u2063 fate of DACA. It is now\u2062 up to our \u200delected \u2062officials to put aside their \u200ddifferences and work \u200dtowards \u200ca \u200bcompromise that will \u200bbenefit all \u2062Americans. The coming days\u2063 will\u200d be crucial, \u200cand it is our hope that a solution can be reached in time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clear\u201d that Democrats are committed to preventing a government shutdown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2146507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2146507","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\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2146507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2146507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2146507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2146507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2146507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}