DAILYCALLER (Nicole Silverio) - Senate Once Again Kicks Funding Can Down The Road
The CR does not address the national debt
The CR does not address the national debt
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) wants to hold a conspicuously early vote on a short-term funding bill next week — more than two months before the government runs out of money. Why it matters: Johnson may be setting himself up to win in September by losing in July. - A failed vote on a short-term spending stopgap could potentially strengthen the GOP leader's hand in another difficult challenge: securing $67 billion for the Pentagon to replenish its munitions through the reconciliation process , according to conservative lawmakers. An early defeat on a continuing resolution would give Johnson a pretext to shoehorn a spending stopgap bill into a September reconciliation package. - Call it Reconciliation 3.0 Plus. - "The Dems know,…
Democrats announced Saturday night that the Senate’s top parliamentary referee had determined that the $1 billion provision did not comply with budget rules.
MacDonough was appointed by the late Harry Reid, a Democrat
The Senate approved a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, early Friday. The bill does not fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
Senator Katie Britt joined “National Report” to discuss the ongoing Department of Homeland Security funding battle, insisting that lawmakers should stay in Washington until a deal is reached and saying members of Congress should not receive a paycheck while frontline workers aren't receiving theirs.
Both the House and Senate are back in session Tuesday, and the potential DHS funding compromise will be center stage. It is an about-face for Trump, who has said he would not make a deal with Democrats unless they moved separate voting legislation known as the SAVE America Act. #saveact #senate #dhs
South Carolina Rep. Ralph Norman joined “Wake Up America” to discuss the battle over the SAVE America Act, the Department of Homeland Security funding standoff, and why the MAGA base remains 100% aligned with President Trump’s America First doctrine.
'Worked in good faith'
As fighting continues overseas, Republicans have ramped up calls to Democrats to pass funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which not only regulates immigration but contributes to national and international security efforts.