Chad Pergram shares his analysis on last week's congressional blunder: Congress could not work together to pass four spending bills and failed to advert a partial government shutdown.
Congress couldn’t quite get its act together to pass four spending bills and avert a partial government shutdown last week. So it tries again this week. But here’s the catch. Only in Congress-logic would you add two bills to the mix and give yourself one less day to complete everything. Lawmakers must now approve six spending packages before Friday. But neither the House nor Senate return to session until Tuesday night. So, here we go again.
Watching House Republicans is like watching a football team whose best play is the punt and block,' said Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla. 'We blocked the McConnell, R-Ky., supplemental. But we punt yet again on needed spending cuts.' That said, there is brimming optimism among bipartisan House and Senate leaders that Congress will avoid a shutdown early Saturday morning.
Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., joined Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., as the only two Democrats to oppose the most recent CR. Quigley says he’s opposing CRs until lawmakers pass a bill to aid Ukraine. 'There’s no other way for me to draw attention other than to travel there,' said Quigley. And so over the weekend, the six-bill combo measure for this week hit the in-boxes of lawmakers. The House will consider all of those bills together at once.
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