Of course, Congress could pass all the spending bills and avoid a #Shutdown if only 5 Republican members had the nerve to back the Dems and a status quo extension of the budget (no cuts, no new spending).
Just 2% of the House GOP needs to put country over party. But they won't. Not a single member.
#DemsGovernRepsPlunder
Right-Wing House Republicans Derail Pentagon G.O.P. Bill, Rebuking McCarthy https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/19/us/politics/pentagon-gop-bill.html
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