House GOP Pushes Government Funding Extension, Rejects Wasteful COVID-Era Subsidies
Leaders of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), a 189-member group serving as the House GOP’s conservative think tank, have formally endorsed a new short-term federal funding bill. According to Fox News , the RSC…
Leaders of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), a 189-member group serving as the House GOP’s conservative think tank, have formally endorsed a new short-term federal funding bill.
According to Fox News, the RSC Steering Committee is calling for an extension of funding “at least into January 2026,” just over two weeks before the Nov. 21 deadline for Republicans’ initial plan.
“Democrats are responsible for the longest government shutdown in U.S. history — paralyzing our country and deepening the healthcare crisis sparked by Obamacare,” the committee said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital. “House conservatives support a return to regular order accomplished only by a continuing resolution that funds the government at least into January 2026.”
The House previously passed a continuing resolution (CR) on Sept. 19 to extend FY 2025 funding levels for seven weeks, giving lawmakers more time to negotiate FY 2026 federal spending.
Progress in the Senate has stalled, as Democrats demand any spending bill be paired with an extension of expiring COVID-EraObamacare subsidies.
Senate Majority Leader Thune, R-S.D., has suggested a vote on extending the subsidies if Democrats agree to the Republican CR, currently free of policy riders.