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McCarthy anticipates the need for a brief funding bill to avert shutdown.

Speaker Kevin Mccarthy Expects Short-Term Continuing Resolution to Avoid Government Shutdown

Speaker Kevin Mccarthy (R-CA) expressed ‌his belief in a ⁣Republican member-only conference call that a short-term continuing resolution will be necessary to provide more time for negotiations ⁣on ‌appropriation bills‍ between the House and Senate.

The government’s funding is set to ‍expire on Oct. 1, leaving the ⁢House with only 12 working days to pass their remaining 11 appropriations‍ bills, engage in conference committee discussions ⁣with the Senate, and ensure the government remains funded.

While acknowledging the progress made in passing the military construction and veteran affairs bill,‌ McCarthy emphasized the ‍need for a short-term continuing resolution to prevent a government​ shutdown and ensure that Republican ⁣priorities are included in the final appropriations bills.

“In any event, I do expect⁤ a short-term CR will‍ be needed to finish all the work ⁣that we set out to do,” McCarthy stated during the call.

However,‍ McCarthy made it clear that he does not want the short-term continuing resolution to extend close to the holidays. He emphasized the importance of it being a true short-term resolution, solely providing funding while lawmakers work ​towards passing all 12 appropriations bills.

During the call, McCarthy revealed that⁢ he had discussed the matter with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) before the recess. Both leaders agreed on the⁣ need for negotiations between‍ the two ⁣chambers on their respective appropriations bills.

“I also told [Schumer], if we​ can get working, if‌ he ​could start moving his appropriation bills, we can move ours, we can get into a conference, and if we had to do a short-term CR based upon the number of days, I do not want to do a CR that jams‌ us up against Christmas or the holidays,” McCarthy explained. “Not going ⁣to ⁣do that, not going to play that game. We’re‌ going to pass this on the merits of what’s in these bills ‍and​ what the policy is. It’s just a better way ‍to‌ govern and ⁣a better way for ⁢all of us to achieve what America wants us to be able to achieve.”

However, there⁢ is a‌ potential obstacle as members of the House Freedom Caucus have explicitly ⁤stated their opposition to a short-term continuing resolution and have expressed no fear of a government shutdown.



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