House Freedom Caucus backs short-term funding bill to avoid government shutdown
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Washington — The conservative House Freedom Caucus announced its official position on the upcoming government funding fight on Monday, urging House Republican leadership to push for a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through the new year rather than approving an overall new funding package ahead of the election.
With a Sept. 30 deadline to fund the government, lawmakers face a funding showdown when they return from their August recess next month. And the deadline is made more complicated by election-year politics.
In a statement Monday, the House Freedom Caucus, a small but vocal group of conservatives that has complicated recent funding fights for House Republicans, urged GOP leadership to "ensure Democrats cannot undermine President Trump's second term with a 'lame duck' omnibus in December," pushing for a temporary measure to extend government funding into 2025.
