Summary
The House Freedom Caucus supports a plan to fund the government for a whole year to end a 35-day shutdown. The Senate prefers a short-term funding solution. Some lawmakers disagree with the Senate's approach.
Key Facts
- The House Freedom Caucus wants a year-long continuing resolution to fund the government.
- The government is currently in a 35-day shutdown.
- The Senate is preparing a short-term funding measure to reopen the government.
- Some lawmakers, like Rep. Ralph Norman, oppose the Senate's funding plan.
- Rep. Chip Roy supports a year-long funding measure but has not fully dismissed the Senate's plan.
- A "continuing resolution" is a type of funding plan that keeps government spending at current levels.
- The Freedom Caucus favors a funding extension as far as 2026 to provide stability.
- A few conservatives are firmly against the Senate's proposed funding approach.
