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House plans Thursday vote on government funding bill to extend spending through November
This is cobbled together from speaking to multiple sources on both sides of the Capitol.The House is now aiming to vote Thursday on the "clean" interimspending bill which would fund the government through November 27.But Republicans must first get the bill through the House. Several seniorHouse Republican sources said that they were still talking to the "usual suspects." Republicans can only lose two votes to pass a bill on their own. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) expressed confidence he could hold all of his Democrats together and oppose the bill.Jeffries said that will be the focus of a Democratic Caucus on Thursday.TRUMP PRESSURES REPUBLICANS TO PASS A CONTINUING RESOLUTION TO AVERT A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNIt is also still not a done deal that the House would move on Thursday. This could slip to Friday.There is now the distinct possibility of a weekend session in the Senate, potentially Saturday.Heres why:If the House approves the government funding package, this must go through two rounds of "cloture" to break a filibuster. That needs 60 yeas. It is advantageous to Senate Republicans to have the House approve the bill Thursday.If so, Senate Majority LeaderJohn Thune (R-S.D.) can file cloture to set up a test vote on Saturday. By rule, the Senate cannot take that test vote without an "intervening day."SCOOP: GOP RAMPS UP SHUTDOWN FIGHT, TARGETS 25 VULNERABLE DEMOCRATS IN NEW AD BLITZTo wit:Lets say the House theoretically approves the bill on Thursday. Thune gets the bill on Thursday and files cloture to cut off debate and break a filibuster. Friday is the "intervening day." That tees up a procedural vote just to get onto the bill (needing 60 yeas) on Saturday in the Senate.But if the House votes (and passes) the CR on Friday, none of this can happen until Sunday.Theres the rub:Multiple Senate Republicans want to attend Charlie Kirks funeral in Arizona on Sunday.So, a Saturday scenario is much better for the GOP.Why not wait until Monday, you may ask?GOP LAWMAKERS CLASH OVER STRATEGY TO AVERT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN CRISISWell, theSenate is scheduled to be out for Rosh Hashanah next week. Same with the House. Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown Monday and runs through nightfall Wednesday. So, the Senate could punt and deal with it next Thursday. However, the Senate also needs to take another procedural vote down the road if it could ever get 60 yeas (more on that in a moment) to finish the bill. So, it may be helpful to do this sooner rather than later.That said, one senior Senate GOP source suggested to Fox that the Senate could remain in session through Rosh Hashanah to deal with the procedural steps. That could be interpreted as a direct sleight to Senate Minority LeaderChuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), the highest-ranking Jewish figure in American political history.Keep in mind, the government is funded through 11:59:59 p.m. ET Sept. 30. So, they have time. But the period is collapsed because of the scheduled recess next week.Regardless, the Senate needs 60 yeas to break a filibuster. Republicans only have 53 votes in the Senate, 52 if Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) opposes an interim spending bill.This is why Republicans are trying to blame a potential shutdown on theDemocrats. And Democrats are saying they need something (likely a renewal of Obamacare subsidies) in exchange for their votes.And there will likely be a lot more drama between now and the end of the month.
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