US Government Shutdown Looms: What You Need to Know and How it Relates to Ukraine Crisis

2023-09-30 14:19:00

There are less than 24 hours left until the US government shutdown: here’s what you need to know

Congress remained on track Friday to trigger a government shutdown, following House Speaker Kevin McCarthy suffered another high-profile defeat when the chamber failed to advance a stopgap bill to extend funding further. beyond the deadline.

McCarthy is under intense pressure as House Republicans have been unable to coalesce around a plan to avoid a shutdown amid resistance from hardline conservatives to passing an extension. short-term financing.

The House GOP leadership has told its members that new votes are expected on Saturday, but it is still unclear what the chamber will vote on and there is still no consensus among Republicans.

Late Friday followingnoon, McCarthy wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that a bipartisan Senate proposal to keep the government funded through Nov. 17, which includes aid for Ukraine, “has no path forward.” “, calling the bill “wrong.”

The link between Ukraine and a possible shutdown of the US Government

Speaking to reporters in the followingnoon, McCarthy argued that aid to Ukraine should be removed from the Senate bill.

“I think if we had a clean bill without Ukraine, we might probably get it through. I think if the Senate includes Ukraine and focuses on Ukraine instead of the United States, it might cause real problems,” he told CNN’s Manu Raju.

McCarthy also said he had proposed introducing a “clean” stopgap bill.

Several House Republicans oppose additional funding for war-torn Ukraine.

Twenty-one Republicans voted with all Democrats once morest the House interim bill on Friday (the result was 232 to 198). The measure — a 30-day extension that would cut funding from current levels — includes strict border policies pushed by the Republican Party. House GOP leaders hoped the border security provisions included in the temporary measure would have an impact on hardline supporters, but they were not enough.

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