House Republicans revealed a Trump-approved spending bill on March 8 that lays out a plan to keep the federal government and its agencies funded through the end of the fiscal year.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) wants his chamber to vote on the 100-page continuing resolution (CR) on March 11, while Democrats, led by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) already stand in opposition.
Congress has until midnight on March 14 to avoid a partial government shutdown.
“All Republicans should vote (Please!) YES next week. Great things are coming for America, and I am asking you all to give us a few months to get us through to September so we can continue to put the Country’s ‘financial house’ in order,” President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social on March 8....