Congress Faces Tight Deadline To Avoid Government Shutdown Amid Intraparty Division

Published: Aug 21, 2024 Duration: 00:01:59 Category: News & Politics

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>> Congress will have barely 3 weeks to avoid a government shutdown when members return to Washington next month. Stay have repeatedly created temporary solutions but that may be tougher because now it's election season. Alex Cameron has the new developments from our news on 6 Washington Bureau. >> Well there isn't any member of Congress who doesn't concede there is not enough time before the start of the new fiscal year Oct. 1st to pass all of the appropriations bills. So a stopgap funding measure a continuing resolution is in order. The question is what it will look like. And I'm sure they'll be a difference of opinion. Not just between Republicans and Democrats but Oklahoma's Josh parking and knowledge is within the House Republican caucus, where he and the ultra conservative freedom caucus, seeing opportunities as he stated on social media today to use our leverage in the September spending fight towards preventing illegals from voting in our elections. Despite overwhelming data showing that non-citizen voting sixt really rare, 13 insist it's happening more than people know and wants to attach a GOP bill requiring voters provide documentary proof of citizenship to the continuing resolution. >> detention to the Senate say show them where today which really don't want it what illegals to vote you know I prefer spending bills to be spending bills appropriations chair tomkow supports the voting bill but doesn't like the idea of using a must-pass spending bill as leverage. To try and push it through he and others also feel the freedom Caucus's desire to extend the continuing resolution to next February or March when they believe Donald Trump will be back in the White House would be a mistake. A new president. Take some time to get their people in place you've got to get Senate confirmation, Don. They have to write their own budget. They shouldn't have to do the work of the last administration now Cole says if Trump does win in November and he indicate he wants to have a hand in shaping the remainder of that. Fiscal 2024 budget. He

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