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Republicans Search for Backup Plan as Government Barrels Toward Shutdown


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WASHINGTON—House Republican leaders scrambled Thursday to pull together new legislation averting a government shutdown this weekend, after President-elect Donald Trump killed a bipartisan deal that would have extended funding until mid-March and insisted GOP lawmakers do things on his terms.


The article from MSN discusses the looming threat of a government shutdown as the deadline for funding the government approaches. With Congress unable to agree on a spending plan, House Republicans, led by Speaker Kevin McCarthy, are pushing forward with a backup plan. This plan involves a continuing resolution (CR) to temporarily fund the government at current levels, while also incorporating conservative policy priorities like border security enhancements. However, this proposal faces significant opposition from both within the Republican party, with some hardliners demanding deeper spending cuts, and from Democrats who are against the inclusion of partisan policies. The Senate, on the other hand, is considering a bipartisan approach to avoid the shutdown, but the differences between the House and Senate proposals could lead to a stalemate. If no agreement is reached by the deadline, non-essential government functions would halt, federal workers might be furloughed, and various public services could be disrupted.

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