
McCarthy signals House could soon vote on short-term spending bill to avert shutdown
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he'd bring a short-term funding bill to the floor this week in order to keep the government open past Sept. 30.
He reiterated that lawmakers would be back within hours to vote on a procedural measure, known as a rule, to proceed with debate on four of 12 appropriations bills that the House GOP pledged to pass. Conservatives have insisted that each individual bill should get a separate vote, in contrast with the all-in-one "omnibus" spending bill Democrats passed when they controlled the previous Congress. Elizabeth Elkind is a reporter for Fox News Digital focused on Congress as well as the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and politics. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
"Tonight we're back in session. We will vote on a rule to bring up four more appropriation bills. That will be a total of five more than the Senate has been able to pass. If we get through these next four, that would be 72% of all the discretionary spending," McCarthy said. Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com
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