{"id":2204593,"date":"2024-03-23T00:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T04:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-reaches-funding-deal-but-misses-midnight-deadline-on-government-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2024-03-23T00:18:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T04:18:10","slug":"senate-reaches-funding-deal-but-misses-midnight-deadline-on-government-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-reaches-funding-deal-but-misses-midnight-deadline-on-government-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate reaches funding agreement but fails to meet midnight deadline, avoiding government 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\">26<\/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%2Fsenate-reaches-funding-deal-but-misses-midnight-deadline-on-government-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=2204593&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 Road\u2063 to\u2063 Reaching a Funding Deal: \u200bA Government in Limbo<\/h2>\n<p>The federal government teetered on the brink of\u2062 a \u200dtemporary\u2062 shutdown as senators grappled to push through a monumental $1.2 trillion funding package before the stroke of midnight on Friday. The suspense was palpable as the House of\u2063 Representatives\u2064 rallied in the nick\u2064 of time\u200c on Friday morning to pass the crucial\u200d legislation. This eleventh-hour move set the stage for the\u2064 Senate to cast their votes with a \u2063mere \u200b12 hours on the\u200c ticking clock\u2064 before\u2064 dissenting voices threatened to derail the effort.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Schumer Strikes a\u2063 Deal<\/h3>\n<p>At the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-cia-analyst-an-afghan-vet-blasts-bidens-speech-there-is-such-a-profound-bold-faced-lie\/\" title=\"WATCH: CIA Analyst, An Afghan Vet, Blasts Biden\u2019s Speech: \u2018There Is Such A Profound Bold-Faced Lie\u2019\">eleventh hour<\/a>, at 11:42 p.m.\u2062 on \u2063Friday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stepped \u200dinto the spotlight on the Senate floor, heralding a breakthrough agreement.\u2064 He delivered the news of a pathway forward with amendments to be addressed before the final seal of approval on the bipartisan accord.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u200d have just reached an agreement to complete the job of funding the government,\u201d Schumer proclaimed, a beacon of \u200bhope amidst the looming crisis.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This\u200c missed deadline sheds light on the recurrent issue of funding lapses in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opinion-the-wall-street-journals-peggy-noonan-needs-a-lesson-on-conservatism\/\" title=\"OPINION: The Wall Street Journal\u2019s Peggy Noonan Needs A Lesson On Conservatism\">federal apparatus<\/a>,\u2062 the current dilemma being the 11th \u2064instance in history. It&#8217;s \u2062a reminder of the repercussions, \u2064as witnessed in the longest government\u2063 shutdown during the 115th Congress\u2062 under former President Donald Trump\u2019s tenure, casting a shadow over federal \u2063operations for a\u200d grueling 35 days.<\/p>\n<p>Impacted federal entities encompass critical departments\u2064 such as Defense, State, Homeland\u2063 Security, Treasury, Labor, Education, Health \u200cand Human Services, and many more, painting a vivid picture of the \u200bextensive reach of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/defense-bill-sails-through-the-house-with-24-billion-increase\/\" title=\"Defense Bill Sails Through The House With  Billion Increase\">potential shutdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration, \u200ccognizant\u200c of the looming threat, scrambled to put in\u2063 place contingency plans for an imminent shutdown. Despite the uncertainty, the administration underlined the belief that\u2064 Congress still had the chance to avert \u2064the \u200bcrisis \u2062and prevent a partial shutdown.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>House in Motion<\/h3>\n<p>The House\u2019s bipartisan\u200d approval of the spending \u200bpackage set\u200d the wheels\u200b in motion. However, \u2063the \u200bpolitical arena witnessed a tense\u200c moment as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) set forth a motion to vacate against House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), adding a layer of \u2063complexity to the unfolding\u200d drama.<\/p>\n<p>As the lawmakers\u2063 readied for a recess, the looming \u2063question of Johnson&#8217;s fate lingered, with a\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ap-jussie-smollett-remains-in-legal-limbo-with-the-prospect-of-being-ordered-back-to-jail-a-very-real-possibility\/\" title=\"AP: Jussie Smollett Remains in Legal Limbo, with the Prospect of Being Ordered Back to Jail a Very Real Possibility\">deadline extended<\/a> until April for him \u200cto secure the necessary backing amid\u2063 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-ridiculously-claims-republicans-want-to-impeach-him-to-shut-down-the-government\/\" title=\"Biden falsely suggests GOP aims to impeach him 'to halt government'\">tumultuous political landscape<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The unfolding\u2063 drama, complete with\u2062 bipartisan agreements, dissenting \u200bmotions, and\u2062 looming recesses, paints a vivid picture of the intricate dance of politics during \u200ctrying times. Amidst the chaos, the\u2064 government\u2064 stands at the precipice, with a delicate \u200dbalance awaiting the final nod for stability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The federal government faced a near shutdown when senators couldn&#8217;t pass a $1.2 trillion funding package by midnight Friday. However, a deal was reached after the House of Representatives approved the legislation in the morning. The Senate had about 12 hours to vote on it before dissenting lawmakers disrupted proceedings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2204594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24080751565041.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2204593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24080751565041.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2204593","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\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2204593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2204593\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2204594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2204593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2204593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2204593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}