WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House plans to vote on a stopgap measure to keep the government open for the next month and a half.
Rules Committee chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) told reporters the measure would keep spending at current levels for 45 days, adding money to domestic disaster relief but no funding for Ukraine aide sought by the White House, according to the Washington Post.
"There’s not going to be a shutdown," one senior Republican lawmaker told Raw Story. "Before midnight we’ll pass a clean [continuing resolution] along with the Senate.”
It's not clear whether the bill would pass the House or Senate, but the government will shut down Sunday at 12:01 a.m. if an agreement isn't reached.
"[Democrats are poring over the measure to] see if they put any sneaky sh*t in there,” said Rep. Ruben Gallego (R-AZ).
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has threatened to file a motion to vacate if House speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) works with Democrats to pass a continuing resolution to extend current funding levels.
"I would say he's on very tenuous ground," Gaetz told reporters Saturday afternoon.
GOP leaders announced after a private meeting Saturday morning that they would move forward with the stopgap spending bill to give themselves more time to pass a full-year spending bill, but they will need support from a significant number of Democratic lawmakers to pass the temporary measure.
Senators are expected to vote Saturday afternoon on a bill that would fund the government through Nov. 17 and provide additional aid to Ukraine.
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