Congressional leaders are preparing a stopgap bill to keep the federal government running into March and avoid a partial shutdown next week.
The temporary measure will run to March 1 for some federal agencies whose approved funds are set to run out Friday and extend the remainder of government operations to March 8. That’s according to a person familiar with the situation and granted anonymity to discuss it.
The stopgap bill, expected to be released Sunday, would come as House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has been under pressure from his hard-right flank in recent days to jettison a recent bipartisan spending deal with Senate Democrats. The bill would need Democratic support to pass the narrowly divided House.
I had this conversation with my spouse earlier. I don’t think we can come back from this insanity. Going back to even Newt Gingrich’s (who was an asshole in his own right) era is also out of reach.
I think the only way we come out the other side is if the Republicans destroy themselves (best case) or if they destroy democracy itself (more likely IMO).
As my spouse said, they’re like the kids who would rather blow up the toy than share.