So, will the House pass a spending bill to avoid a shutdown tonight? Who knows.
I’ll update this post as necessary.
Rep. Thomas Massie said that Johnson agreed to split the bill into separate bill. But then…
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House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed the government wouldn’t shut down. From Fox News:
“We will not have a government shutdown and we will meet our obligations for our farmers who need aid, for the disaster victims all over the country, and for making sure that military and essential services, and everyone who relies upon the federal government for a paycheck is paid over the holidays,” Johnson told reporters.He said there was a “unified Republican conference” in the House and “unanimous agreement in the room that we need to move forward.”“I expect that we will be proceeding forward,” he said.
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At 2:24 PM ET, Politico said the House Republicans voted on a fourth spending bill. However, they must rely on Democrats to vote for a bill without a debt limit measure.
Suspending the debt limit in the third bill caused many Republicans to vote against it.
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Fox News reported that the Republicans will meet at 12:30 PM ET.
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Speaker Mike Johnson said they have a Plan C.
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According to Fox News, votes could happen at 10 AM ET:
A source told Fox News on Friday that House lawmakers have reached a “temporary fix” to avoid a government shutdown.The potential deal could keep the government funded until members return to Capitol Hill in the new year.Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., said a vote on the matter could happen as early as 10 a.m. Friday.”We’re expecting votes this morning,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said.Sources also told Fox News’ Lawrence Jones that President-elect Donald Trump is making phone calls Friday regarding the spending bill impasse.
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