The House is expected to vote Tuesday on a package of government funding bills, but it's not at all clear that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has the support needed.
With a government shutdown five days away, Congress is moving into crisis mode as Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces an insurgency from hard-right Republicans eager to slash spending even if it means curtailing federal services for millions of Americans.There's no clear path ahead as lawmakers return with tensions high and options limited.
, which set the federal government funding levels and was signed into law after approval by both the House and Senate. "Unless you get everything, shut it down!" Trump wrote in all capital letters on social media."It's time Republicans learned how to fight!" "Let's get this going," McCarthy said."Let's make sure the government stays open while we finish our job passing all the individual bills."
While their numbers are just a handful, the hard-right Republican faction holds oversized sway because the House majority is narrow and McCarthy needs almost every vote from his side for partisan bills without Democratic support. Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, a key Trump ally leading the right flank, said on Fox that a shutdown is not optimal but"it's better than continuing on the current path that we are to America's financial ruin."
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