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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told Fox News Sunday that he is leaning towards a short-term three-month Continuing Resolution to punt government funding until after Donald Trump is inaugurated and Republicans control both chambers of Congress. 

  • Johnson said: “We’re running out of clock. Dec. 20 is the deadline. We’re still hopeful that we might be able to get that done, but if not, we’ll have a temporary measure. I think that would go into the first part of next year and allow us the necessary time to get this done.”
  • Johnson’s position appears at odds with his deputy in the lower chamber – House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) – and top GOP appropriators who prefer a series of ‘minibus’ spending packages to fund the government through September 2025.
  • Johnson’s short-term measure would give the GOP more input over FY2025 spending bills but could also eat up Congressional bandwidth during a critical period when Trump intends to pursue his ‘100-day’ agenda.
  • Punchbowl News notes that Johnson, “wants to avoid the messy floor fight spending bills with his conservative flank in late December. Especially when he faces a floor vote over serving as speaker on the opening day of the 119th Congress, a vote that the Louisiana Republican will need Trump’s help for anyway.”
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told Fox News Sunday that he is leaning towards a short-term three-month Continuing Resolution to punt government funding until after Donald Trump is inaugurated and Republicans control both chambers of Congress. 

  • Johnson said: “We’re running out of clock. Dec. 20 is the deadline. We’re still hopeful that we might be able to get that done, but if not, we’ll have a temporary measure. I think that would go into the first part of next year and allow us the necessary time to get this done.”
  • Johnson’s position appears at odds with his deputy in the lower chamber – House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) – and top GOP appropriators who prefer a series of ‘minibus’ spending packages to fund the government through September 2025.
  • Johnson’s short-term measure would give the GOP more input over FY2025 spending bills but could also eat up Congressional bandwidth during a critical period when Trump intends to pursue his ‘100-day’ agenda.
  • Punchbowl News notes that Johnson, “wants to avoid the messy floor fight spending bills with his conservative flank in late December. Especially when he faces a floor vote over serving as speaker on the opening day of the 119th Congress, a vote that the Louisiana Republican will need Trump’s help for anyway.”