Johnson's government funding timeline differs from other Republicans' plans

Source: ABC News

November 18, 2024, 3:56 PM


After a weekend spent with President-elect Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson laid out a tentative plan on Sunday to keep the government funded that, if passed, could tee up a funding fight in the earliest days of Trump’s second term.

During an appearance on "Fox News Sunday," Johnson said if the House can’t finish individual funding bills then “we’ll have a temporary measure. I think that would go into the first part of next year and allow us the necessary time to get this done.”

Congress must take some action to avert a government shutdown before Dec. 20, when current funding will expire.

But the plan Johnson outlined is far from what other Republicans in both the House and Senate have previously advocated for. Many Republicans were hopeful Congress would act during the lame duck session to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year in October.

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