{"id":2149016,"date":"2024-01-14T20:57:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T01:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-agrees-to-continuing-resolution-that-pushes-shutdown-deadline-to-march\/"},"modified":"2024-01-14T21:00:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T02:00:05","slug":"congress-agrees-to-continuing-resolution-that-pushes-shutdown-deadline-to-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-agrees-to-continuing-resolution-that-pushes-shutdown-deadline-to-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress extends shutdown deadline to March with continuing resolution"},"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\">18<\/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-agrees-to-continuing-resolution-that-pushes-shutdown-deadline-to-march%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=2149016&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 and Senate\u2062 Leaders Agree \u200dto Extend Spending Deal Deadlines<\/h2>\n<p>In a race\u2063 against time to avoid\u200c a government shutdown, House and Senate \u200dleaders have reached an agreement to extend\u2064 the deadlines for a \u200bspending deal \u2064until March.\u2062 This announcement comes as\u200b Democrats and Republicans struggle to come to terms with each other on a spending agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate \u200bAppropriations Committee made the\u2063 announcement, granting an extension that will provide more \u2062time for\u2063 negotiations. House\u200d Republicans, however, have been\u2062 at odds with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) over an agreement he made with Democrats that maintained top-line spending levels at\u2064 $1.66 trillion.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>\u201cThe bipartisan topline <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pelosi-and-schumer-discuss-next-steps-in-advancing-democrats-legislative-agenda\/\" title=\"Biden, Pelosi, and Schumer Discuss Next Steps in Advancing Democrats\u2019 Legislative Agenda\">funding agreement<\/a> reached \u2064ensures that America will be able to address many of the major\u200c challenges our country faces at home and abroad,\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>&#8211; Senate \u200bMajority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) expressed his gratitude for \u200cthe bipartisan effort in\u200b reaching a funding agreement. He \u200cemphasized\u2062 the importance of keeping the\u2064 government open and working for the\u2063 American people.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker Mike \u2063Johnson (R-LA) sees \u2063the extension as a victory for Republicans, as it allows for his &#8220;laddered,&#8221; two-step approach \u200dto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-shifts-focus-to-short-term-spending-bill-with-minibus-negotiations-stalled\/\" title=\"Senate turns attention to short-term spending bill as 'minibus' talks stall.\">passing funding bills<\/a> to remain intact. He also highlighted the inclusion of $16 billion in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/from-cnn-to-gannett-media-industry-laying-off-workers-amid-recession-fears\/\" title=\"From CNN to Gannett: Media Industry Laying Off Workers Amid Recession Fears\">additional spending cuts<\/a> from the Democrats&#8217; IRS \u2063and COVID-era funds.<\/p>\n<p>With\u2063 the deadlines fast approaching, House Republicans are determined to achieve their goals of ending governance by \u200domnibus, securing meaningful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-more-parents-now-support-funding-students-not-systems-after-year-of-covid-lockdowns\/\" title=\"POLL: More Parents Now Support Funding Students, Not Systems, After Year Of COVID Lockdowns\">policy wins<\/a>, and ensuring better stewardship of American tax dollars.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why did House and Senate\u2062 leaders agree to extend the\u200c deadlines for a spending deal?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  In a race against \u200btime to avoid a government shutdown, House and Senate leaders have reached an agreement to extend the deadlines for a spending deal until March. \u200cThis\u200d announcement comes as Democrats and Republicans struggle to come to terms with each other on a\u200c spending agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate\u200d Appropriations Committee made the announcement,\u2062 granting an extension \u2064that will provide\u200b more time for negotiations. House Republicans, however, have\u200b been at \u2063odds\u200c with Speaker \u200dMike Johnson (R-LA) over an agreement he made with\u200b Democrats that maintained top-line spending levels at $1.66 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The bipartisan topline funding agreement reached ensures that America \u200cwill be able \u200bto address many of the major\u200d challenges\u200c our country faces at home and abroad,&#8221; said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer \u2064(D-NY).<\/p>\n<p>Schumer expressed his \u2062gratitude\u200d for the bipartisan effort \u2062in reaching a funding agreement. He emphasized the importance of keeping the government open and working for the American people.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) sees the extension\u2062 as a victory for Republicans, as it allows for his &#8220;laddered,&#8221; two-step approach to passing funding bills to remain intact. He also highlighted the\u200b inclusion of $16 billion in additional spending cuts from the Democrats&#8217; IRS and COVID-era funds.<\/p>\n<p>With \u2063the deadlines fast approaching, House Republicans are determined to achieve their goals \u200cof ending \u2062governance by omnibus, securing meaningful policy wins,\u2062 and ensuring better stewardship of American tax dollars.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, House and Senate leaders have agreed to extend the deadlines for a spending deal, providing more time for\u2062 negotiations \u200dand \u2063avoiding a government shutdown. The bipartisan effort is commendable,\u2064 as it allows for important \u200cchallenges to be addressed and\u200b ensures the government continues to work for the American people. However, there are still disagreements and goals to be met, particularly by House Republicans, who are striving for better governance and policy wins. \u200cIt remains to be seen how these negotiations will progress in the coming months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House and Senate leaders have agreed to extend the spending deal deadlines until March. The Senate Appropriations Committee announced the extension to avoid a government shutdown if Democrats and Republicans fail to reach an agreement. 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