Vote scheduled: Under the regular order, at 1:00pm, on Saturday, September 30th, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on substitute amendment #1292 to Cal. #211, H.R.3935, legislative vehicle for the Continuing Resolution (November 17th).
— Senate Cloakroom (@SenateCloakroom) September 29, 2023
Politico reporter:
198-232 the House GOP CR to keep the government open fails.
Shutdown evitable.
— Daniella Diaz (@DaniellaMicaela) September 29, 2023
House Republicans fail to pass their own funding bill, putting America on the verge of a government shutdown pic.twitter.com/xHoP7jQi0K
— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) September 29, 2023
McCarthy's top allies know it'll be basically impossible to pass any stopgap funding bill in the House.
“Increasingly, members have been going to McCarthy to say we have to vote on it anyway," says Rep. Dusty Johnson.
— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) September 29, 2023
House Republicans can end the shutdown threat by putting bipartisan legislation on the floor.
Why won’t they do it?
The MAGA extremists would rather cut Social Security, slash public school funding and criminalize abortion care.
— Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) September 29, 2023
Just a reminder.
A few months ago, two-thirds of House Republicans voted for a bipartisan budget deal.
Now, they’ve gone back on their word and are marching our country toward an Extreme Republican Shutdown.
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 29, 2023
Friday Night Open Thread: The Looming ShutdownPost + Comments (73)