The U.S. faces a looming government shutdown if Congress fails to pass a temporary funding measure by midnight Sept. 30.

The House of Representatives canceled a scheduled key procedural vote Tuesday on a temporary government funding bill hashed out by Republicans.

The House GOP leadership pulled a vote originally scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET to advance a stopgap measure to fund the federal government through Oct. 31, according to an updated legislative schedule published by Democratic Whip Katherine Clark.

The U.S. faces a government shutdown if Congress fails to pass a temporary funding measure by midnight Sept. 30.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., supports a temporary funding measure to keep the government running. But he has faced opposition from hard-right members of the GOP.

    • bostonbananarama@lemmy.world
      141·
      10 months ago

      But it would undoubtedly irritate colleagues who have said that passing any bill with Democratic votes would immediately trigger a motion to remove McCarthy from the speakership.

      They want something, but it’s not negotiation, and it’s not compromise. They are petulant children throwing a tantrum anytime they don’t get exactly what they want.