Article 6GBG8 House to consider Mike Johnson’s unconventional bill to avert shutdown

House to consider Mike Johnson’s unconventional bill to avert shutdown

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Chris Stein in Washington
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It is unclear if US House speaker's bill has support to pass while government's authorization to spend money expires on Friday

The House of Representatives will on Monday begin considering an unconventional proposal by the Republican speaker, Mike Johnson, to extend government funding into the new year and ward off a shutdown that would occur this weekend, but it is unclear if the measure has the support to pass.

Johnson's bill is the latest attempt to resolve a complex standoff over Washington's spending that has pitted hardline Republicans against their moderate colleagues and the Democratic minority in Congress's lower chamber, and also contributed to the chain of events that led to Kevin McCarthy's overthrow as speaker of the House in October.

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