House Speaker Mike Johnson on Saturday unveiled an unusual short-term spending plan that would avert a government shutdown on Nov. 17 and give the fractious Republican caucus more time to negotiate their budget-cutting goals.
The bill, known as a continuing resolution, would fund uncontroversial portions of the federal government’s budget, such as the Food and Drug Administration and Veterans Affairs, at current levels through Jan. 19 of next year, while also extending the spending on other programs until February 19. 2.
Johnson called the two-step structure “a necessary bill to put House Republicans in the best position to fight for conservative victories.”
“The bill will end the absurd holiday season-wide tradition of massive, overstuffed spending bills introduced just before the Christmas recess,” he argued in a publish in X.
But the measure contains no aid for Israel or additional funds for Ukraine, something Johnson has insisted on discussing separately.
The novel approach was designed to untether Congress from its long-standing pattern of passing bloated omnibus spending bills under the pressure of a looming federal shutdown — bills that do not allow for debate on specific budget items.
Instead, fiscal conservatives want the House and Senate to separately negotiate and pass 12 regular funding bills, each covering a particular part of the federal government.
House Speaker Mike Johnson proposed a novel two-step budget extension to avert an imminent government shutdown.Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/Shutterstock Disputing Republicans, who hold a slim nine-vote majority in the House , will try to approve Johnson’s plan on Tuesday.ZUMAPRESS. com Johnson, a four-term conservative congressman from Louisiana, was elected president on Oct. 25 after weeks of wrangling. Tamara Beckwith/NY Post
The House will vote on the bill Tuesday, three days before federal spending stops at midnight Friday.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called Johnson’s plan “not serious.”
“This proposal is just a recipe for more Republican chaos and more shutdowns,” he complained.
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