Republicans back stopgap spending bill into 2025 in anticipation of GOP wins
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Republican senators are looking to pass a continuing spending resolution that would push the date for new bills to be approved to 2025, when the GOP may have a Senate majority and potentially the White House.
Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. She was previously a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner.
The Utah Republican has been a vocal critic against a cycle of continuing spending resolutions and omnibus bills frequently used in recent years to pass the all-important annual appropriations measures. According to him, a move like this would serve to avoid "the possibility of a lame duck omnibus" bill crafted by a Democratic Senate majority under the Biden administration. Follow Julia's reporting on X at @JuliaaJohnson_ and send tips to Julia.Johnson@fox.com.
He said that such a measure would be "put in place, probably after some pretty significant Republican victories" during the 2024 elections "that will lead to Republicans having control of the Senate next year."