Senators from both Parties warn that Congress may have to rush through an interim spending bill to cover a potential gap in federal spending, an emergency move being planned because of the Republican-caused delays to the agreed-upon funding bill may push the bill’s passage passed the deadline, the Washington Post reports.
Although both GOP House Preacher Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell agreed to a $1.66 trillion appropriations bill that will fund the government through September–a deal that could likely trigger another recall vote for Speaker in the House–the bills needed to approve the funding need to pass through the House, where the far-right wing of the GOP is expected to bitch, whine and moan about the inevitable passage of the legislature.
Should those whines, bitches and moans lead to lengthy delays, Senators have prepared the legislation needed to fill in federal spending needs through another continuing resolution. “The simplest things take a week in the Senate,” McConnell said, “so I think frequently the House doesn’t understand how long it takes to get something through the Senate.”