Maryland Republican Rep. Andy Harris, chairman of the House Freedom Caucus (HFC), has whipped support for a government fundraising plan backed by President Donald Trump, which avoids the government’s closure set since midnight on March 14th.

There is leadership between Trump and House GOP Approval A six-month extension of government funding, known as the Continuing Resolution (CR), will fund government operations at current levels until the remainder of the fiscal year. HFC members, including Harris, have fallen behind fundraising measures, citing Trump’s insistence that the passing of the CR would allow Republicans in Congress to freeze government spending levels and prioritize passing the first-year legislative agenda. (Related: Chip Roy wants to stop aid tap for a country that refuses to regain deported citizens)

HFC members and other conservative fiscal Hawks have opposed the CRS on the principle that short-term funding bills typically lack spending cuts to achieve deficit reductions. About 34 House Republicans, including Harris and other members of the Freedom Caucus; Vote against GOP Leadership Support CR for the last few weeks of the Biden administration on December 20th, which funded the government until March 14th.

Trump met with members of the House Freedom Caucus, including Harris, at the White House on Wednesday, and measured his support for CR. While many Finance Hawks are waiting to see the CR text before committing to vote “yes” on the bill, Harris said in an interview with the Daily Call News Foundation that he is confident that the majority of House Republicans will ultimately support the passage of the short-term funding measure.

“How did the president claim this? [continuing resolution] Harris told DCNF Thursday. “There are still a few of us who want to see the actual language of the seats of continuous solutions. We will see that the anomaly becomes a continuous solution, but we don’t like continuous solutions, but I don’t think the government should operate, but I think this is a very unusual situation where Democrats are likely willing to shut down the government.”

Speaker Mike Johnson has relied in part on Democrats to pass all CRs since the GOP took control of the House in January 2023, but House Democrats may unite by voting “no” in CRs where speakers are expected to take to the floor early next week. Johnson will need most of the House Republican Conference on board, taking into account the slim majority of 218-214.

Democrats have shown they can vote against the government fundraising bill due to the president’s strong opposition to the president’s government efficiency (DOGE) and Elon Musk.

“At some point you have to have a terrible backbone,” Senior Democrat, I said Politics. “I haven’t given them blank checks until September.”

Republican Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massey, who frequently voted for government spending bills and opposed the GOP budget resolution that passed the House on February 25th, has already announced he will vote “no” in the CR.

Harris is optimistic enough for a GOP fiscal Hawk to board enough to pass CRs along party lines if necessary, citing the GOP budget resolution includes a $4 trillion debt cap increase. It was speculated We couldn’t pass the house without support from House Democrats.

“Last week, people said that given the situation the president wanted that, Republican votes alone cannot pass an increase in debt cap,” Harris told DCNF.

The HFC chair also defended his support for CR in light of Doge’s cut and Elon Musk’s ongoing work, finding savings to reduce the deficit.

“The President wants to continue working with Doge and Elon Musk to effectively root federal fraud, waste and abuse,” Harris added. “The role that Congress has to play is for the government to continue running the waste, fraud and abuse sectors and keep it open once it passes.”

Harris says Congress should strive to codify Doge spending reductions during the 2026 appropriation budget process.

Senate Republicans, including Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham; push Musk comes up with a withdrawal package that will allow Congress to revoke the funds allocated by simple majority votes in both rooms during a Senate GOP luncheon with Musk on Wednesday. Harris had accepted the retirement package when asked by DCNF.

Harris told the DCNF that he doesn’t think there will be any important policy riders in future CRs, but there are “anomalies” such as defense spending and budgets for border security. Continuing resolutions for the remaining fiscal year will reduce spending at the 2024 level.

“The government’s funds will be gone next week and Democrats are threatening to shut down the government. But I have worked with great House Republicans to work together on an ongoing resolution to fund the government until September, giving it the time we need to tackle our agenda,” Trump said. I wrote it We urge GOP lawmakers to support CR on the true social of March 5th. “Conservatives will love this bill because this year we are setting it up to reduce the tax and spending of the settlement while still being able to continue working. Very important – let’s complete this bill!”

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