House Lawmakers Vote Overwhelmingly To Keep Government Open As Shutdown Nears
House members overwhelmingly supported House Speaker Mike Johnson’s stopgap spending. invoice Friday night, funding the government through March 2025 to provide disaster relief to hurricane victims. of the bill aisle It was a sigh of relief for House Republican leaders, who were unable to secure enough support to pass a stopgap spending bill Thursday that […]
House GOP Announces New Plan To Avert Government Shutdown
House Republican leaders announced an internal agreement Friday night to fund the government through March 2025, averting a planned government shutdown. According to reports, the House is scheduled to vote on a stopgap spending bill known as the Continuing Resolution (CR), which includes $110 billion in disaster relief for victims of Hurricanes Milton and Helen […]
Joe Biden Missing In Action With Government On Verge Of Shutdown
Despite having a month left in his term, President Joe Biden remains radio silent as Congress rushes to finalize a government funding deal. Negotiations over government funding stalled earlier in the week after President-elect Donald Trump announced his opposition to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s original bill. But a second plan, this time backed by the […]
There’s Nothing In The Least Bit Scary About A So-Called ‘Government Shutdown’
The pork-filled spending bill that Speaker Mike Johnson tried to force through before the Christmas break is now dead in the House. Failure to pass the bill could result in a government shutdown on Friday, but despite fearmongering from media and crooked lawmakers, nothing is actually happening that’s scary Regarding “shutdown”. Conservative Republican President-elect Donald […]
FACT CHECK: No, Marjorie Taylor Greene Did Not Make A Post Saying She And Matt Gaetz Support Government Shutdown
photograph shared on facebook It purportedly shows posts by Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz saying they support a government shutdown due to illegal immigration. Verdict: False This is not a real post. It was published by a parody account imitating Green. Fact check: According to reports, Supreme Court […]
Stopgap Spending Bill Clears The Senate To Avert Government Shutdown For Another Week
The Senate on Thursday passed a continuing resolution (CR), the fourth of the year to avert a government shutdown scheduled for Friday, and sent it to President Joe Biden for his signature. Neither the House nor the Senate has fully repealed any of the 12 spending bills needed to fund the government for fiscal year […]
House Leaves Washington Without Passing Spending Bills Ahead Of Government Shutdown Deadline
The House will go into a two-week recess ahead of the deadline for the third extension of government funding for fiscal year 2024, leaving just three days of legislative time when it resumes. On January 18, the House and Senate passed a continuing resolution, the third of this fiscal year, to avert a partial government […]
DAVID DITCH: Three Reasons We Can’t Seem To Step Off The Government Shutdown Merry-Go-Round
Congress continues to be the definition of dysfunction. They miss budget deadlines, rely on threats of government shutdowns to get things done, and recklessly spend taxpayer dollars without thinking. This is not a one-off situation, it is becoming a pattern. An extraordinary spending bill was passed last week, the day before another partial government shutdown. […]
7 Things: Immigration/Ukraine/government shutdown issues loom; frigid weather still plaguing Alabama; and more …
7. Inflation has shocked many Americans lately, and it's none other than President Joe Biden. shocked It was about a $6 smoothie, but the White House decided to lie about the exchange anyway. Biden was surprised by the cost, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, even though inflation is a big issue for the […]
Graham Chamber joins others in letter regarding the shutdown of Arizona’s Lukeville Port of Entry
The Lukeville port of entry has been closed indefinitely since December 4. staff report SAFFORD – Graham County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Vance Bryce joined at least nine chamber leaders from southern Arizona in calling for the reopening of the Lukeville, Arizona, port of entry. The port has been closed since Dec. 4, forcing […]