House lawmakers ready to turn page on spending battle as GOP discusses paths forward

Published September 12, 2024 2:06pm ET



House lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are ready to move on from the latest spending battle as Republican leadership fights for a way to pass a continuing resolution under fire from hard-line Republicans.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was forced to scrap a vote on the spending bill just hours before it was set to go to the House floor after a number of House Republicans came out in opposition to it, all but guaranteeing its failure. Now, leadership is back to the drawing board, as Democrats argue the GOP needs to stop catering to its right flank and centrist Republicans worry it’s too close to an election to play with a government shutdown.

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