Congress Recesses Without Deal to Avert Government Shutdown

Government Funding Crisis

• ⚠️ The federal government is on the verge of a potential shutdown as the House and Senate have left town without agreeing on a stopgap funding measure.
• 🗓️ The September 30th deadline for government funding is approaching, and no agreement has been reached.

Legislative Stalemate

• 🏛️ The House passed a measure to keep the government funded, but the Senate rejected it.
• 🗳️ Republicans in the Senate require Democratic support to pass funding legislation due to not having a 60-vote majority.
• ⚖️ Democrats proposed their own legislation including policy priorities such as reversing Medicaid cuts and extending Affordable Care Act subsidies.
• 🤝 Democrats are using their leverage to extract concessions from Republicans, leading to the failure of both proposals.

Recess and Pressure Tactics

• ✈️ Both chambers of Congress are out of town for recess next week.
• 📅 The House announced they will not return until at least October 1st, the day funding lapses, to pressure the Senate.
• ⏳ Leaders are hoping that returning the week after next will allow pressure to be applied, but are currently signaling they will not budge.

Proposed Continuing Resolution

• 💰 The Republican proposal is a continuing resolution to maintain current spending levels for approximately six weeks through November.
• 🛡️ This resolution also includes additional funding for security.
• 🗣️ Republicans argue this is a clean continuing resolution to keep the government funded while they work on larger appropriations bills.