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House Republicans Release Short-Term Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown

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House Republicans Release Short-Term Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown

House Republicans Release Short-Term Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown

House Republicans Release Short-Term Bill , to Avoid Government Shutdown.

The bill was released after House Republicans reached a tentative agreement on Sept.

17.

The deal would keep the government funded until Oct.

31.

It would also reduce domestic spending by 8%.

However, the bill also includes immigration provisions and leaves out aid for Ukraine or other disasters.

However, the bill also includes immigration provisions and leaves out aid for Ukraine or other disasters.

Because of this, it's not expected to pass the Senate if it is approved by the House, CNBC reports.

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Rep.

Rosa DeLauro called the bill "extreme." .

Rather than "working on bipartisan solution[s] that could be enacted,".

DeLauro accused House Republicans of attempting to "cut funding to the National Institutes of Health including funding for cancer research, defund the police, and decrease resources to important allies like Ukraine and Israel.".

Speaker Kevin McCarthy stands behind the bill.

A shutdown would only give strength to the Democrats.

It would give the power to Biden.

It wouldn’t pay our troops.

It wouldn’t pay our border agents.

More people would be coming across.

I actually want to achieve something, Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the House, via interview on Fox News


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Looming Shutdown, Saudi/China Naval Drills & More | The M2 Money Show: The Weekly Market Wrap-Up

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy proposes a short-term spending bill to fund the government, but it's unlikely to pass in the Senate, risking a government shutdown. China and Saudi Arabia to..

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Tensions erupt at closed-door House Republican meeting as shutdown nears [Video]

Tensions erupt at closed-door House Republican meeting as shutdown nears

Tensions flared within the closed-door meeting of House Republicans on Thursday, highlighting the deep divisions and internal discord within the House GOP conference as they struggle to unite around a..

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