Will House Republicans reach an agreement?
It’s not clear that some of the most conservative lawmakers in Congress will support the latest push to avoid a government shutdown.
A handshake deal between Johnson and Schumer announced this month, which largely resembled the agreement former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Biden struck last summer in exchange for raising the debt ceiling, immediately enraged the House’s right flank.
Those members tried to pressure Johnson into backing out of the deal last week in an effort to win deep spending cuts. But the speaker stuck by the arrangement and on Sunday revealed the current continuing resolution that could buy lawmakers more time to hash out a longer-term funding package.
But even if some Republican lawmakers refuse to support the temporary measure, Johnson may not need their votes. House Democrats signaled they will support the bill, with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., saying in a letter to his Democratic colleagues that he will support it to “avoid a disruptive partial government shutdown.”