After two failed attempts, and with just hours to go before a midnight deadline, House Republicans say they have agreed amongst themselves on a new proposal to fund the government — but multiple hurdles remain to avert a government shutdown.
Emerging from a nearly two-hour meeting with Republican members, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said that the conference was “unified” around a plan, but did not share details.
“There is a unanimous agreement in the room that we need to move forward,” Johnson told reporters. “But I expect that we will be proceeding forward. We will not have a government shutdown, and we will meet our obligations for our farmers who need aid, for the disaster victims all over the country, and for making sure that military and essential services and everyone who relies upon the federal government for a paycheck is paid over the holidays.”
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Article URL : https://www.npr.org/2024/12/20/nx-s1-5235273/government-shutdown-disaster-aid-trump-debt-ceiling