Details on the emergency spending bill are expected to be delayed, and “could be delayed by a day” as a deadline approaches to avoid a government shutdown.
Lawmakers were expected to release language on Sunday for an emergency spending bill to avert a government shutdown and address disaster relief, but Fox News reported that the language “could be delayed by a day.”
This will depend on how big the disaster aid package should be and whether it should be attached to a critical year-end federal funding bill to avoid a partial government shutdown during the holiday season. The meeting was held during negotiations over whether or not to proceed.
This could cause problems because government funding expires at 11:59:59 p.m. Friday. Delaying this means the House may not be able to act on the bill until the end of this week.
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Damage from Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helen. (National Weather Bureau)
It has also been noted that it does not take much for the Senate to delay things if a senator asks for time.
The House of Commons has a so-called “three-day rule,” which requires texts to be posted three days before debate and a vote. But waiting until tomorrow means the House may not consider the bill until Thursday or Friday, the peak of the deadline.
Fox News reports that until mid-March, there will be no disruption to government funding or disaster response efforts for Hurricanes Helen, Milton, the Maui wildfires, the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, and the Midwest tornadoes. However, this concerns agricultural provisions and “other matters of importance to both leaders.”
Biden asks Congress for $98 billion in Helen Milton disaster relief funds
President Biden sent a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson about disaster relief after Herren and Milton. (Getty Images)
A source declined to answer Fox’s question about whether there was any effort to include last-minute provisions in a catch-all measure on Syria or drones.
In early October, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) told Fox News Digital that Helen was likely to be “one of the costliest storms this country has ever seen.” he said.
The Biden administration has requested more than $100 billion in disaster relief funding in the wake of Hurricanes Helen and Milton.
The ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus is calling on Republican leaders to reject President Biden’s request for disaster relief.
President Biden gives an update on the government’s response to Hurricanes Milton and Helen with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm (R) in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on October 11, 2024 in Washington, DC.
The group is calling for a slimmed-down package that covers what is “absolutely essential”, offset by spending cuts in other areas.
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“Congress released a $100 billion unfunded disaster aid bill that Democrats would use to solidify their own unrelated priorities during the waning days of Democratic control in Washington, just before Republicans took control of the White House and both chambers of Congress.” should not be passed.” A statement from the House Freedom Caucus was read.
“The House of Representatives will consider only what is absolutely necessary now to provide emergency relief to hurricane victims and farmers, and pay for it against other wasteful spending within the government to make disaster relief more appropriate.” We should wait for President Trump’s inauguration to take control.”
A partial government shutdown could occur before Christmas unless new spending is approved through a spending bill or a stopgap package.
Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com.
