Johnson in battle against the clock to send funding patch to Senate

Published September 17, 2025 7:00am ET



Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faces a daunting task of rallying his Republican conference, swaying holdouts, and bringing a short-term spending bill to the floor by the end of this week, ahead of a government shutdown.

Republicans released bill text for the continuing resolution on Tuesday. Under the 72-hour rule, this would put the legislation up for a vote on Friday afternoon. But with Congress set to go on a weeklong recess for Rosh Hashanah next week, and a deadline of Sept. 30, the speaker is looking to push the vote up to Thursday.

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