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Government Shutdown Now Second Longest in History
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11:05Now PlayingFlorida Democrat Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz says that Democrats are not going to 'cave in' to Republican demands in order to pass funding, as the government shutdown becomes the second longest in history.
Members of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus and at least one influential Republican chairman are pushing for a long-term stopgap spending bill as part of their strategy to end the ongoing US government shutdown.
Their push runs counter to comments from House Speaker Mike Johnson and members of the powerful appropriations committee, who have said they want to negotiate individual spending bills for fiscal year that started Oct. 1. That would likely require another short-term bill to grant lawmakers enough time to finalize the comprehensive legislation.
Republicans remain united behind a short-term bill to fund the government until Nov. 21 — a plan that Democrats have repeatedly blocked in the Senate. But GOP lawmakers acknowledge that deadline is rapidly approaching and quickly need to develop a new plan to fund the government past that date.
The party has so far presented a united front, blaming Democrats for the weeks-long impasse, but the lack of consensus on coming up with a longer-term strategy risks making it even more difficult to resolve the shutdown.
A long-term continuing resolution, potentially extending until after next year’s mid-term elections, would freeze spending at current levels set while Joe Biden was president.
But it’s unlikely to appease congressional Democrats, who have demanded an extension of Affordable Care Act premium subsidies as their price for reopening the government.
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