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Seventy-two was one they touted, the number of “yes” votes — a rare overwhelmingly bipartisan tally — on a sprawling stopgap spending measure that averted a pre-midterm-elections government shutdown
Earlier Friday, Coast Guard spokesman Chad Saylor had said the partial government shutdown would cause Coast Guard uniformed personnel to miss their paychecks.
“I don’t know if you folks are aware of what’s happening,” the commander in chief told troops assembled to hear his remarks at Al-Asad Air Base, referring to a government shutdown that now is in
over Christmas is likely: “Shutdown today if Democrats do not vote for Border Security!”
The decision to add those elements to the bill, even though the disaster aid package enjoys broad bipartisan support, complicates efforts to avert the partial government shutdown that is set to begin
[Podcast: Hell Week Amid Shutdown Fears] Top lawmakers of both parties last week were openly saying they think a shutdown is possible, if not likely.
Hoyer hashed out the coming week’s schedule — such as it is, since the only time they know they need to be in Washington is Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. — the two engaged in a little good-natured banter, noting
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy stated the obvious on Thursday when he noted that the chamber’s schedule for next week remains “fluid and subject to change.”
With the House gone until after the midterm elections, and the threat of a government shutdown removed until December, the Senate has Washington to itself this week, with the debate over the Supreme Court
In July, he told reporters he would not schedule a meeting with the Supreme Court nominee unless the Republican and Democratic leaders of the Judiciary Committee came to an agreement on releasing documents
If the schedule is not scrapped, there is plenty to be done during the short week.
So clearing the conference report ahead of schedule allows the Senate to move on to those more contentious issues.
Watch: Odds of a Government Shutdown Tick Up as House Leaves for Recess With Unfinished Business [jwp-video n=”1″] “We really just want to get the military funded on time, on budget, on schedule
His bill is one of the three on the schedule for Thursday’s Appropriations Committee meeting.
The company — full name Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment — faced a shutdown after the Trump administration slapped strict sanctions on it for allegedly acting against U.S. sanctions on countries
His public schedule for Tuesday also does not show any opportunities for reporters to ask him about allegations Daniels (real name: Stephanie Clifford) made Sunday night on CBS’s “60 Minutes” that
The speaker deferred to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who controls the House floor schedule.
Such a provision could also be included in the pending fiscal 2018 spending legislation, but members are hesitant to risk a possible government shutdown should Trump reject the eventual omnibus bill.
The Senate passed the bipartisan budget agreement in the wee hours of Friday morning, with a brief government shutdown having already kicked in.
Some Democrats already weren’t thrilled about the potential disruption, attributing it to poor planning by the Republican majority, which controls the floor schedule.