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House GOP weighs shutdown escape hatch: A deal with Dems
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| Contributor | WA Indy |
| Last Edited | WA Indy Aug 10, 2023 11:59am |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Aug 10, 2023 11:00am |
| Description | If Speaker Kevin McCarthy has any hope of avoiding a shutdown this fall, he’ll probably need help from Democrats.
But he’s not guaranteed to get it — at least not yet.
By Sept. 30, House GOP leaders have to pass a major bipartisan spending deal or a short-term patch to keep the government open, with both options requiring cooperation from McCarthy’s hardliners. But those recalcitrant conservatives are signaling they’ll be loath to support either solution, almost certainly putting the onus on House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and his Democrats to help avert disaster. |
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