House GOP scraps vote on government spending bill over intraparty disagreement
By
Cami Mondeaux
September 11, 2024 12:07 pm
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Republican leaders pulled their government spending proposal from consideration hours before it was brought for a vote on the House floor, sending lawmakers back to square one as they look to avoid a government shutdown just three weeks before the deadline.
The continuing resolution proposal, which would have extended current government spending levels until the end of March 2025, was initially scheduled for a vote on Wednesday afternoon. However, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) decided to scrap the bill altogether after a substantial number of House Republicans came out in opposition, all but guaranteeing its failure.
“We’re going to continue to work on this, whip [Tom Emmer] is going to do the hard work” of getting people on board, Johnson said.
“We’re going to work on that issue around the clock because we have an obligation to the people to do it, and that’s what the fight is.”
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