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House Speaker’s Plan to Avert U.S. Government Shutdown Faces Critical 24 Hours

If Speaker Mike Johnson’s short-term plan for funding the U.S. government runs aground, the risk of a November 18 shutdown will skyrocket.

By Erik Wasson | November 13, 2023 at 03:54 PM
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House Speaker Mike Johnson’s new short-term funding plan for the U.S. government could run aground in the next 24 hours, raising the risk of a November 18 shutdown.

Hardline conservatives have two opportunities to torpedo Johnson’s proposal even before a House vote planned for Tuesday. President Joe Biden also has a weapon available. He could issue an explicit veto threat, which would damage prospects for Democrats’ support in that vote.

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