{"id":7629,"date":"2023-09-29T22:49:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T17:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/conservative-rebels-say-theyll-tank-mccarthys-funding-bill-raising-odds-of-a-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T22:49:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T17:19:27","slug":"conservative-rebels-say-theyll-tank-mccarthys-funding-bill-raising-odds-of-a-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/conservative-rebels-say-theyll-tank-mccarthys-funding-bill-raising-odds-of-a-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservative rebels\u00a0say they’ll\u00a0tank McCarthy\u2019s funding bill, raising odds of a shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WASHINGTON \u2014 A band of conservative rebels on Friday vowed to block House Republicans\u2019 short-term funding bill to keep the government open, delivering a political blow to Speaker Kevin McCarthy and likely cementing the chances of a painful government shutdown that is less than 48 hours away.<\/p>\n

Follow along for live updates.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The rebels, led by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., a conservative bomb-thrower and a top Donald Trump ally, said they have enough votes to scuttle the 30-day funding bill, known as a continuing resolution or CR. The vote is expected to happen Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The hard-liners say they are unconcerned if the government shuts down, as it appears likely to do at 12:01 a.m. Sunday. They want the House to pass all 12 appropriations bills, with steep spending cuts, then negotiate funding with the Democratic-controlled Senate.<\/p>\n

Asked Friday he had the votes to defeat the CR, Gaetz simply replied: “Yes.”<\/p>\n

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A day earlier, McCarthy had rallied his troops behind the GOP’s stopgap funding bill, saying a shutdown would “weaken” the GOP’s negotiating position and hand the White House and the Senate more leverage. McCarthy’s CR includes across-the-board spending cuts and would fund the government through Oct. 31, to buy Republicans more time to pass their appropriations bills.<\/p>\n

“I think the failure to move something this afternoon clearly puts the advantage back on the Senate bill,” said Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., a top appropriator, referring to the Senate’s 45-day CR which lacks the spending cuts and border funding conservatives are pushing for.<\/p>\n

McCarthy has scheduled a special closed-door meeting of House Republicans for 4 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

We\u2019d like to hear from you about how you\u2019re preparing for a possible government shutdown, whether you might be out of work or feel the effects of shuttered services. Please contact us at\u00a0<\/strong>tips@nbcuni.com<\/strong>\u00a0or reach out to us\u00a0<\/strong>here<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

An embarrassing failure of the GOP measure would once again highlight the dilemma for McCarthy as his hardliners strongly oppose a short-term bill even if it includes conservative priorities. It leaves Congress on a path to a shutdown, with no apparent offramp to avoiding it \u2014 or to quickly reopen the government.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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