众议院领导人公布法案以避免政府关门

  众议院领导人周日公布了他们的新立法,以避免月底关闭,并为经济复苏提供资金政府直到12月20日。

  据共和党领导人的助手称,预计众议院将在周三之前就这项为期约三个月的清洁持续决议进行表决。

  账单内容如下:

  2 . 31亿美元的额外美国特勤局资金

  自第二次针对前总统唐纳德·特朗普的暗杀企图以来,两党议员一直在推动为特勤局提供更多资金和资源。额外的援助仅限于帮助该机构满足2024年竞选的需求,包括保护候选人。

  没有额外的救灾

  然而,法案中包含了补充联邦应急管理局的资金。

  扬声器迈克·约翰逊在周日发送的一封亲爱的同事信中宣布了他在共和党会议上的计划。

  “每个人的反馈和想法都非常有帮助,下周众议院将采取主动,通过一项为期三个月的干净的CR,以防止参议院用一项载有数十亿新支出和无关条款的法案来干扰我们。约翰逊在信中说:“我们的立法将是一个非常狭窄的、基本的责任范围,只包括绝对必要的扩展。”。

  约翰逊承认,在总统选举之前关闭政府将是“一种渎职行为”

  “虽然这不是我们任何人喜欢的解决方案,但在目前情况下,这是最谨慎的前进道路,”他表示。

  议长在信的结尾写道:“从现在起到选举日,我将继续不懈努力,专注于增加我们在第119届国会的多数席位。在这些历史性的日子里,我很荣幸能与你们一起服务。我们这个杰出国家的未来直接取决于我们的成功,我相信我们团结一致,定能取得胜利!”

  众议院领导人宣布这一消息之前,众议院上周未能通过一项为期六个月的持续决议,其中包括《储蓄法案》(SAVE Act),该法案要求在联邦选举中投票时提供公民身份证明。民主党人认为非公民投票已经是非法的,并投票反对拨款计划。

  前总统特朗普呼吁共和党人如果选举安全法案没有成为法律,就关闭政府。但参议院少数党领袖米奇·麦康奈尔说,“我们在选举前这样做在政治上是愚蠢的,因为我们肯定会受到指责。”

  在约翰逊的新拨款提案公布后不久发布的一份声明中,参议院多数党领袖查克·舒默表示,他对谈判达成“一项没有毒丸的协议”感到“高兴”。

  众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯在一份声明中说,众议院民主党人将在本周“集体评估”支出立法。

  “国会正走在两党合作的道路上,以避免政府关门,”杰弗里斯说。

  尽管如此,舒默还是抨击了约翰逊之前的提议,这些提议推迟了短期融资法案的通过。

  在资金耗尽之前,国会现在有一周多一点的时间对新提案采取行动。

  “如果双方继续真诚地工作,我希望我们能够在9月30日最后期限之前的这个星期完成CR的工作。舒默说:“本周完成我们工作的关键将是两院的两党合作。

  House leaders unveil bill to avert government shutdown with additional Secret Service funding

  House leaders unveiled on Sunday their new legislation to avert a shutdown at the end of the month and fund thegovernmentuntil Dec. 20.

  The House is expected to vote on the roughly three-month clean continuing resolution by Wednesday, according to GOP leadership aides.

  Here’s what’s in the bill:

  $231 million in additional U.S. Secret Service funding

  Since the second assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, lawmakers from both parties have been pushing for more funding and resources for the Secret Service. The additional aid is confined to helping the agency’s needs for the 2024 campaign, including protecting candidates.

  No additional disaster relief

  There are, however, funds included in the bill to replenish FEMA.

  SpeakerMike Johnsonannounced his plan to the GOP conference in a Dear Colleague letter sent Sunday.

  "The feedback and ideas from everyone have been very helpful, and next week the House will take the initiative and pass a clean, three-month CR to prevent the Senate from jamming us with a bill loaded with billions in new spending and unrelated provisions. Our legislation will be a very narrow, bare-bones CR including only the extensions that are absolutely necessary," Johnson said in the letter.

  Johnson admits that shutting down the government ahead of a presidential election would "be an act of malpractice."

  "While this is not the solution any of us prefer, it is the most prudent path forward under the present circumstances," he said.

  The speaker concluded his letter by saying, "From now until election day, I will continue with my tireless efforts and singular focus of growing our majority for the 119th Congress. It is my great honor to serve with you all in these historic days. The future of our exceptional nation directly depends upon our success, and I am confident that together we will prevail!"

  The announcement from House leaders comes after the chamber last week failed to pass a six-month continuing resolution that included the SAVE Act, which would have required proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. Democrats argued that voting by noncitizens is already illegal and voted against the funding plan.

  Former President Trump had called on Republicans to shut the government down if the election security bill didn’t become law. But Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said, "It would be politically beyond stupid for us to do that right before the election because certainly we would get the blame.”

  In a statement released moments after Johnson’s new funding proposal was unveiled, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he was "pleased" negotiations led to "an agreement free of poison pills."

  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a statement that House Democrats will "collectively evaluate" the spending legislation this week.

  "Congress is on a bipartisan path to avoid a government shutdown," Jeffries said.

  Still, Schumer knocked Johnson for his previous proposals, which delayed passage of a short-term funding bill.

  Congress will now have a little over a week to act on the new proposal before funding runs out.

  "If both sides continue to work in good faith, I am hopeful that we can wrap up work on the CR this week, well before the September 30 deadline. The key to finishing our work this week will be bipartisan cooperation, in both chambers," Schumer said.

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