House Republican leaders are expected to bypass opposition from hard-line GOP members by relying on Democratic support to pass a stopgap spending bill.
The bill aims to keep the government funded through December, avoiding a potential shutdown. With significant Republican defections, leadership has opted for a procedural move to ensure the bill's passage, highlighting internal divisions within the party.
This strategy underscores the challenges GOP leaders face in uniting their caucus on key fiscal issues.
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House GOP leadership bypasses hard-line members to send stopgap spending bill to floor
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GOP leaders can only afford to lose three defections on the rule vote, prompting leadership to instead bypass that process to ensure its success.
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House GOP swerves around conservative opposition for stopgap spending bill
House Republican leaders are changing course on the process for considering a three-month government funding bill, abandoning plans to bring it up through a regular procedural process after opposition ... Democrats and a significant cohort of Republicans ...
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