Congress Moves Towards Short Term Funding Deal

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Congress Moves Towards Short Term Funding Deal

August 16, 2023 at 1:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 62 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2023/08/16/congress-moves-towards-short-term-funding-deal/

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“Speaker Kevin McCarthy told House Republicans on a conference call this week that he believes Congress will have to pass a short-term government funding bill to avoid a shutdown this fall,” NBC News reports.

“The remarks reflect a growing recognition that Congress doesn’t have enough time to reach a full-year funding deal before money runs out on Sept. 30. Lawmakers are on a monthlong August recess and return in September, just a few weeks before the deadline.”

“While McCarthy now privately agrees Congress needs to buy time to reach a funding deal, it’s not clear how much they’ll push for.”

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[captain queeg]

1. I thought the last deal would keep us in good stead until next year?

[drray23]

2. that was for the debt ceiling, not the budget, different thing.nt.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

3. The lack of a budget and never ending crisis...is there any federal plan, beyond the military,

that can plan beyond the next crisis?

That is a huge liability on the world economic stage…a compounding liability.

[jimfields33]

4. Have they even passed a budget in the last twenty years?

Seems like we live on CR’s. I think they should be forced to sit down and do a budget every year. No more band-aides.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

5. It's incredible. #1 economy, for now, can't pass a budget...the world is watching...and gaining.

[jimfields33]

6. They sure are. I bet in twenty years we'll be fourth if we lucky.

[Igel]

7. But if you require that it be by the deadline, two things happen.

I think you need to look further back in time. And you need to sharply reduce that huge number.

It's one of the primary jobs delegated to Congress by the Constitution.

Congress has failed to do this primary job on time more than 3% of the time on time since Clinton, and just simply failed to this primary job since Clinton more than 4% of the time.

[jimfields33]

8. I was a little unfair. It just seems like it happens more often because

The media seems to always discuss it. But then really is quiet when an actual budget is signed. My fault for not paying attention closely.