House GOP votes to punt government shutdown battle to after November midterms
The House of Representatives voted on Tuesday night to punt the threat of another government shutdown until after the November midterm elections.House lawmakers passed a bill to extend the current...
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The House of Representatives voted on Tuesday night to punt the threat of another government shutdown until after the November midterm elections. House lawmakers passed a bill to extend the current fiscal year's funding levels until Dec. 4 via a measure called a continuing resolution (CR). It would extend several weeks into fiscal year (FY) 2027, which begins on Oct. 1. The legislation passed in a 220 to 205 vote. Just six House Democrats supported the measure compared to 204 who voted against. All but one House Republican supported the bill. It's a victory for Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and House Republicans, who are looking to avoid a messy federal spending fight right before what's expected to be an uphill battle to retain their razor-thin majority. SENATE WEIGHS NEW, PAINFUL LEVERAGE TACTIC AS FEARS OF ANOTHER GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN GROW House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., the No. 3 House GOP leader, ripped the Democrats who opposed the measure. "As the marxists and communists battle it out for control of the Democrat party, House Republicans are proving yet again that we are the party that governs and works for the American people. Under President Trump’s leadership, we are the party of commonsense. The other side — led by Commie Mamdani — is the party of chaos and destruction. A majority of Democrats just voted for another damning Schumer Shutdown," he said in reference to New York City's self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The current fiscal year saw the longest government shutdown in history, lasting from Oct. 1, 2025 until Nov. 12, 2025, as Senate Democrats blockaded GOP-led funding priorities for weeks in protest of spending cuts to federal healthcare programs. And Republicans are warning that Democrats would almost certainly cause another government shutdown right before the election if the fight is not punted until after the early November midterms. "Unfortunately, given that Democrats have already forced the two longest govern…