US EditionEarly GOP Rift Emerges as Congress Braces for Shutdown Fight
WASHINGTON, D.C., AUG 5 – Partisan conflicts over spending levels and confirmation votes risk a government shutdown as Congress has not passed a full-year budget for over a year, relying on temporary extensions.
- Amid looming deadlines, Members of Congress leave unresolved issues, including funding the government by September's end, with Republicans skeptical of passing a full-year budget on time.
- Senate Democrats are demanding roll call votes, while Republicans consider changing Senate rules, and tensions are high between both parties.
- The House Appropriations Committee has approved most spending bills on a bipartisan basis, and senators passed multiple bipartisan funding bills last weekend.
- Amid escalating shutdown risks, Senate Democrats may need bipartisan support, prompting discussions with Republican counterparts to prevent a shutdown.
- Despite using temporary budget extensions since last September, Congress has not passed a full budget, and the House is passing bills on party-line votes requiring compromise.
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Early GOP rift emerges as Congress braces for shutdown fight
Rifts are emerging between Republicans over how to approach next month's government funding fight, with some pushing for leaders to try to pass new full-year spending plans and others already expressing openness to another funding patch if it means less spending. When lawmakers return from their monthlong recess in September, they’ll have just weeks before an end-of-month deadline to keep the government funded or risk a shutdown. Lawmakers ackno…
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