House Republicans are moving ahead with a new, pared-down version of their spending bill that includes a two-year suspension of the debt ceiling, but initial indications were that Democrats didn’t plan to go along with the GOP proposal.
“It’s a laughable proposal,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in response to a question from NOTUS about the new bill — an early but strong sign that Democrats won’t vote for the Republican bill. And if that’s the case, Congress could be headed to a standoff and a protracted government shutdown.
After about 24 hours of uncertainty, Republicans announced their intention Thursday to vote on a bill that would extend government funding for three months, provide an additional $110 billion in disaster aid, reauthorize the current farm bill for one year and extend a number of expiring health policies, according to a source with knowledge of the agreement.