Summary
Congressional leaders are working to pass a new budget plan to stop a government shutdown in January. House Speaker Mike Johnson has a strategy to combine various funding bills into one large bill for the Senate to vote on. Some Senators are opposing parts of the plan, but it is still moving forward.
Key Facts
- Congressional leaders aim to prevent a government shutdown at the end of January.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to merge multiple funding bills into one big bill for the Senate.
- The current plan includes funding for several departments like Defense and Homeland Security.
- Democrats have concerns about missed opportunities to reform ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement).
- Senate opposition is led by Senator Chris Murphy, who is critical of funding decisions related to Homeland Security.
- The House passed a bill last week for Treasury, State, IRS, and Federal Trade Commission funding.
- Some Senators wanted additional legislation included, but it wasn't part of the final bill.
