House Democrats are planning to bring a short-term government funding bill that would prevent a shutdown Friday night. A number of Republicans in both chambers have signaled they want to delay passage because of President Biden's vaccine mandates.
House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., announced Thursday morning that House Democrats have agreed to move forward with a continuing resolution that would keep the government funded through Feb. 18.
She said that the bill has “virtually no changes to existing funding or policy,” although she said that it includes $7 billion for Afghanistan evacuees. She also said that this agreement will allow lawmakers to craft a longer-term agreement that would take effect next year. The House is expected to consider the measure Thursday, though the timing for a vote has not yet been announced.signaled that they want to delay passage of a spending billThe conservative House Freedom Caucus urged Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in a letter Wednesday to slow down the process in the Senate.
The conservative caucus is essentially threatening a potential shutdown to push back against President Joe Biden's vaccine mandates, which have beenA pair of Republican senators, Mike Lee of Utah, and Roger Marshall of Kansas, are also threatening to delay the government spending bill if funding to enforce vaccine mandates is included."We won't shut down,” he told reporters. “I think we'll get there, and certainly nobody should be concerned about a government shutdown.
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