House Republicans released the text of a bill Saturday that they hope will fund the government until October. But if lawmakers were expecting a “continuing resolution,” they may be in for a surprise.
The bill, which is 99 pages long, isn’t exactly a straight extension of current funding. Throughout the legislation, hundreds of line-items get different amounts than their current appropriation — some more and some less. Overall, the legislation reduces spending by $8 billion, though it doesn’t codify any of the cuts made by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
While no Republican has immediately come out in opposition to the supposed continuing resolution, the bill reads more like a year-end spending deal than a stopgap funding measure. That could be a problem on the GOP side.