House Republicans are starting to come around to the idea of a very short-term stopgap funding measure — keeping the government open for perhaps one extra week — as they seek to buy time for more progress on spending bills.
The GOP conference was set to discuss next steps at a 4 p.m. meeting after the chamber rejected, 198-232, an amended version of their prior continuing resolution introduced Sept. 18 that was intended to woo more GOP votes. But 21 Republicans voted “no,” joining all Democrats in opposition.
No Republicans voted against the earlier rule for floor debate. But there was little sign of movement among the faction that’s pledged to oppose any CR due to various objections — including that GOP leaders haven’t done enough to pass full-year fiscal 2024 spending bills — despite the passage of three of those bills late Thursday.
