Speaker Johnson backs ‘old-school conference’ for 3 funding bills ahead of shutdown

White House blesses plan to pass partial federal funding stopgap

(The Center Square) – Exactly three weeks until the federal government runs out of funds, top Democrats and Republicans finally appear united on a general course of action to avert a shutdown.

Speaker Johnson backs ‘old-school conference’ for 3 funding bills ahead of shutdown

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is pushing for an “old-school conference” to approve up to three regular government funding bills, with the House’s top GOP appropriator signaling they are close to a deal to do just that in conjunction with a stopgap. Such a move, if Democrats agree, could avert a government shutdown at the end of the month — but would conflict with hardliners in the House GOP who are advocating for a long-term continuing resolution…

Congress’ weird shutdown deadline approaches

The congressional calendar is throwing another curveball into the effort to fund the government past September. The House and Senate are set to be out for a week in late September around Rosh Hashanah, then return for a Sept. 30 shutdown deadline on a Tuesday. Congressional leaders still haven’t quite figured out if that means they need to fund the government by Sept. 19 — the start of the recess — or whether to opt for a mad dash right after th…