Ohio Republican on shutdown scenario: 'I'll bet on Kevin McCarthy any day'
But Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters only sees chaos in the GOP.
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But Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters only sees chaos in the GOP.
(Bloomberg) -- Representative Matt Gaetz, a key Republican holdout on a stopgap spending measure, said he’s ready for a multiday US government shutdown if that’ll get demands such as conservative border policies into the federal budget.Most Read from BloombergChinese Gold Buying Is Driving a Paradigm Shift in BullionWells Fargo Preps for Wealth Battle After $1 Billion TurnaroundUS to Keep a Distance From India-Canada Dispute, Signum’s Myers SaysBond Market Faces Quandary After Fed Signals It’s A
If dissenters continue to stymie his efforts to avoid a government shutdown, the speaker should stop accommodating them and reach out to Democrats to as he did when he secured an agreement with the White House on suspending the debt ceiling.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said he won't support any stopgap spending measure that congressional leaders are pushing to pass before Sept. 30, the deadline before a government shutdown begins, if it includes funding for Ukraine.
Two factions of House Republicans have crafted a continuing resolution on Sunday that would temporarily fund the government through Oct. 31.