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has tried it before. i'm jonathan capehart, this is the sunday show. >> congress has until friday night to pass funding legislation to keep the government open. despite his best efforts to avoid a government shutdown, the new house speaker appears to be barreling towards one. yesterday afternoon, house speaker mike johnson released a stopgap spending bill, and unusual to teared continuing resolution that would fund some government agencies until january 2019, and as eight through february 2nd. a vote could come as early as tuesday. this -- is meant to avoid a messy shutdown right bef...

With another possible government shutdown arriving in 11 days, newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faces an uphill battle to pass a stopgap funding bill that will likely need bipartisan support. But of several proposals, only one is likely to appeal to the Democrats.

The House Freedom Caucus, a group of conservative lawmakers, says it will only support spending bills that address border security.

>> this is monumental reform and we are doing at the right way. >> on the routine vote to approve a tax reform conference, some conservatives nearly blew it up. republican leadership supports a two-week government funding extension. members of the conservative freedom caucus were fighting for an extension until december 30, feeling like the holiday rush can produce lousy deals. >> freedom caucus members acknowledged rank-and-file republicans don't support longer extension. the expectation is there will be a vote on what speaker ryan wanted, clean continuing resolution. >> i feel like we are go...