By Mychael Schnell | The Hill
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is looking to lock down the votes to pass his stopgap funding bill and avert a government shutdown by Friday’s deadline, as he works to keep the lights on in Washington during the beginning weeks of President Trump’s second term.
Johnson unveiled a continuing resolution Saturday that would keep the government funded until Sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year. The stopgap would boost defense funding and cut nondefense programs.
President Trump endorsed the measure shortly after its release, urging Republicans to “vote (Please!) YES” when it hits the floor. House Democratic leaders, meanwhile, slammed the measure as a “partisan” bill that “recklessly” cuts a number of benefits, announcing that they will vote against the bill.