{"id":2382169,"date":"2024-12-20T05:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T10:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-race-to-finalize-spending-deal-hours-before-shutdown-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-20T05:09:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T10:09:31","slug":"republicans-race-to-finalize-spending-deal-hours-before-shutdown-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-race-to-finalize-spending-deal-hours-before-shutdown-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans race to finalize spending deal hours before shutdown &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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%2Frepublicans-race-to-finalize-spending-deal-hours-before-shutdown-washington-examiner%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=2382169&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--><p>House \u2064Republican leaders are under pressure to finalize a\u2063 spending deal \u2064as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-on-democrats-3-5-trillion-social-spending-bill-lets-not-talk-about-numbers-and-dollars\/\" title=\"Pelosi On Democrats\u2019 .5 Trillion Social Spending Bill: \u2018Let\u2019s Not Talk About Numbers And Dollars\u2019\">government shutdown looms<\/a>, set to occur at midnight. Following the \u200dfailure \u2062of their <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">recent funding package<\/a> in the House, which faced opposition from Democrats \u2062and over thirty Republican members, Speaker Mike Johnson is\u2064 tasked\u2062 with crafting a new\u200d agreement that satisfies both his conservative colleagues and President-elect\u2064 Donald Trump. After the defeat, Johnson expressed optimism\u2062 about regrouping and finding a solution but afterward emerged with no new proposal amidst a pressing deadline. House Majority Leader Steve\u2062 Scalise and other lawmakers reiterated their commitment to \u200ccontinue efforts to avert a shutdown, emphasizing \u2062their determination to \u2064negotiate through \u2064the night if necessary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">House Republicans in time crunch to finalize spending deal with just hours until shutdown<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1916779\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House Republican leadership is in a race against time to finalize <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3264891\/house-democrats-blame-republicans-government-shutdown-ensues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">some sort of spending deal<\/a> before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-post-editorial-board-friday-nights-extraordinary-house-fight-doesnt-bode-well-for-the-two-years-to-come\/\" title=\"NY Post Editorial Board: Friday Night\u2019s Extraordinary House Fight Doesn\u2019t Bode Well For the Two Years You can find more information here Come\">clock strikes midnight<\/a> and a government shutdown is scheduled to take place, halting funding for several government agencies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>GOP leaders met behind closed doors on Thursday night after their latest funding package <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3266222\/house-rejects-trump-approved-spending-package\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">failed to pass the lower chamber<\/a> due to objections from House Democrats and over thirty members of the Republican conference. Now Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) must return to the drawing board to craft some sort of spending agreement that can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3265659\/house-republicans-reach-short-term-spending-plan-debt-limit-suspension\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">appease his right flank<\/a> while also gaining the approval of President-elect Donald Trump.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will regroup, and we will come up with another solution. So stay tuned,&rdquo; Johnson told reporters after the vote failed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, Johnson emerged from his office hours later with no new proposal &mdash; and a narrowing timeline to get a deal passed before the deadline.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When asked if there would be another bill ready for the House floor by Friday, Johnson merely said: &ldquo;We&rsquo;ll see.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) assured they would &ldquo;keep trying.&rdquo; Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) told reporters that lawmakers would &ldquo;work through the night to figure out a plan moving forward.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After scrapping their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3262016\/congress-reaches-cr-spending-deal-government-shutdown\/\">initial funding package<\/a> that was negotiated by both parties in the House and Senate, House Republican leaders put forward their own proposal that sought to keep the government open while also including a demand from Trump to suspend the debt ceiling for two years &mdash; a provision that caught many lawmakers off guard, especially deficit hawks in the House who are staunchly opposed to raising the debt limit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The House ultimately shot down the Trump-backed CR, with 38 Republicans joining nearly all Democrats in opposing the measure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Conservative members of the House Freedom Caucus held their own closed-door meeting on Thursday night to concoct a new funding proposal, emerging with a plan to present options to the speaker on Friday to negotiate a new deal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We haven&rsquo;t landed on anything yet,&rdquo; Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) said. &ldquo;I think we want to give them a couple &mdash; two to three options that we would be willing to vote for.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not entirely clear what those proposals would include. But it&rsquo;s likely none would involve a provision related to the debt ceiling.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Burlison said the House could deal with the debt ceiling when they return in early January before Trump is inaugurated, satisfying the president-elect&rsquo;s demand to relieve him from dealing with it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By omitting the debt ceiling, some Republicans say it could appease enough conservatives to support the package.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What&rsquo;s thrown everybody into [disagreement] is the debt ceiling,&rdquo; Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) said. &ldquo;Throwing that in there at the last minute, you can&rsquo;t do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another idea being floated by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) is to separate the main components of the funding package into separate bills and hold votes on each portion. That would mean individual votes on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-drop-save-act-in-favor-of-clean-stopgap-spending-bill-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"House Republicans drop SAVE Act in favor of clean stopgap spending bill - Washington Examiner\">clean stopgap spending bill<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-ask-for-spending-cuts-as-congress-prepares-for-debt-ceiling-battle\/\" title=\"Republicans Ask For Spending Cuts As Congress Prepares For Debt Ceiling Battle\">debt limit suspension<\/a>, disaster relief, and farmers&rsquo; assistance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Burlison and Norman both said they&rsquo;d support that move, although it&rsquo;s not clear if it&rsquo;s been considered by House GOP leadership.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans will continue their negotiations on Friday, and House Democrats are also scheduled to hold a caucus meeting in the morning &mdash; their third such gathering in the last 24 hours. Democrats have said they&rsquo;d vote against any spending package other than the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3264641\/winners-losers-congress-massive-funding-bill-avert-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original continuing resolution<\/a>&nbsp;finalized earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>The absence of an agreement makes it all the more likely the government will shut down as a spending agreement must be passed by both chambers of Congress and signed by the president in order to avoid one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1916779\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1916779\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans rush to finalize spending deal before shutdown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2382170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/mike_johnson_dec19.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38020,39629,3756,41188,32076],"class_list":["post-2382169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-budget-negotiations","tag-government-shutdown","tag-republicans","tag-spending-deal","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/mike_johnson_dec19.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382169","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\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2382169"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2382173,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382169\/revisions\/2382173"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2382170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2382169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2382169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2382169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}