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The Pentagon is counting on Congress averting a painful government shutdown when the calendar turns to the new fiscal year on Oct. 1, but the Defense Department’s No. 2 civilian is not ruling out
“We urge you not to schedule or facilitate the consideration of any legislation that authorizes or appropriates federal dollars for Planned Parenthood,” a draft of the letter reads.
The congressional to-do list runneth over this month, so pols need to hit the ground running post-recess if they hope to avoid another confidence-shaking government shutdown. Rep.
and JM Rieger [jwp-video n=”1″] As final preparations seemed to be underway to pass the “cromnibus” funding most of the government for the rest of the fiscal year — and avoiding a shutdown
its seventh appropriations bill of the year this week — one to fund the Interior Department and related activities — and possibly more legislation related to trade in the event the Senate keeps to its schedule
As for whether he thought the Republican Congress was to blame for a shutdown of crucial Patriot Act programs, McCarthy scoffed.
The bill was purportedly pulled because of the weather, but is conspicuously not on the schedule this week, with no commitment from leaders that the House will ever take it up.
The bill was purportedly pulled because of the weather, but is conspicuously not on the schedule this week, with no commitment from leaders that the House will ever take it up.
With inclement weather grounding planes across the country Monday, GOP leaders pulled a border security bill from the floor schedule this week, citing the weather and an already condensed schedule.
(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) With inclement weather grounding planes across the country Monday, GOP leaders pulled a border security bill from the floor schedule this week, citing the weather and an already
But, Kaine said the fluid schedule comes with the territory. “You understand when you get into it that you don’t determine the schedule,” he said.
But, Kaine said the fluid schedule comes with the territory. “You understand when you get into it that you don’t determine the schedule,” he said.
Reid also gets an entire day to file cloture motions as a result of the schedule change.
“We should not put a government shutdown on the table when Republicans have minimal leverage to change this law, particularly when Republican control of the Senate is a month away,” Sessions said.
As final preparations seemed to be underway to pass the “cromnibus” funding most of the government for the rest of the fiscal year — and avoiding a shutdown — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made one
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) Negotiations had stretched well past the timeline lawmakers had initially planned, and the schedule for House and Senate action has already been pushed back.
GOP aides said the sticking points were forcing changes to the schedule.
GOP aides said the sticking points were forcing changes to the schedule.
The House was in session 135 days during the first session of the 113th Congress (after being scheduled to be in session for only 126 days — the extra work days a result of that whole government shutdown
And there were gut-wrenching stalemates, like last year’s partial government shutdown, that dragged on into days that turned into weeks.