Freedom Caucus member says continuing resolution may be needed to avoid government shutdown

[corbe]

Freedom Caucus member says continuing resolution may be needed to avoid government shutdownby

Cami Mondeaux, Congressional Reporter 
August 04, 2023 03:25 PM

When Congress returns from its six-week recess, lawmakers will be faced with a tight deadline to pass all its spending bills before the end of September or risk a government shutdown. The 18-day window doesn’t provide a lot of room for error, but not all Congress members are scrambling to get the must-pass legislation to the president’s desk.

Congress has until the end of September to pass its annual budget before the new fiscal year begins on Oct. 1. The House managed to pass one of the 12 appropriations bills before leaving town for recess, while the Senate has yet to advance any — putting the two chambers on separate timelines as they return to Capitol Hill next month.

The budget process has also been complicated within the House GOP conference as several members of the Freedom Caucus have sparred with Speaker Kevin McCarty (R-CA) over key spending bills, threatening to withhold their support altogether if their demands aren’t met. The Freedom Caucus has not established a position on any of the spending legislation, but many of its members are aligned on what they want to see from leadership in exchange for their votes.

As a result, Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC), a prominent conservative in the caucus, said it may be “implausible” for the House to finish drafting its budget before the Sept. 30 deadline.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/freedom-caucus-member-continuing-resolution--avoid-government-shutdown

[corbe]

   They'll cave.

[bigheadfred]

   They'll cave.

And claim it as a win.

[andy58-in-nh]

@corbe: They'll cave.

@bigheadfred: And claim it as a win.

And then, they'll wonder why their own core voters hate and distrust them.

[DefiantMassRINO]

The #1 Constitutional duty of the House of Representatives is to pass bills of appropriation.

Lock them in a room until they pass a budget, not a continuing resolution.

When they can't fund raise and can't appear on TV, they'll pass a budget, on time.

 

One Congressional investigation I'd like to see is why they get away with not being in session for so many days a year.

[libertybele]

   They'll cave.

McCarthy caved last time, so why should this time around be any different??

[Maj. Bill Martin]

I'm just going to point out that way back in January, I said they almost certainly would not be able to pass all the separate appropriations bills regardless of what promises were made.  They took away a lot of the Speaker's power to ram stuff through, and with that small a majority, it's almost impossible.

If you want all the appropriations bills passed with only a 4-5 vote margin, you needed a Speaker with a lot of authority, and McCarthy doesn't have that.

[Wingnut]

We have never ending CR's.   The whole House is FUBAR these days.

[Bigun]

We have never ending CR's.   The whole House Fedgov is FUBAR these days.

Fixed it for you @Wingnut

[Wingnut]

Fixed it for you @Wingnut

[christian]

There is not a damn thing to complain about.  Anything Biden does has to be better than anything Trump did or would do!  REMEMBER?
 
    

[bilo]

I'm just going to point out that way back in January, I said they almost certainly would not be able to pass all the separate appropriations bills regardless of what promises were made.  They took away a lot of the Speaker's power to ram stuff through, and with that small a majority, it's almost impossible.

If you want all the appropriations bills passed with only a 4-5 vote margin, you needed a Speaker with a lot of authority, and McCarthy doesn't have that.

Caving on the debt ceiling gives us plenty of evidence why we should not trust the Speaker with any power.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Caving on the debt ceiling gives us plenty of evidence why we should not trust the Speaker with any power.

Then don't expect your separate appropriations bills.  Not going to happen.