government shutdown

Assessing the vote to avoid a government shutdown, Florida Rep. Cory Mills (R) urged lawmakers to "put more money back into the pockets of Americans."

As Congress returns after the August recess,  Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-LA) plan to include the SAVE Act in a continuing resolution is a significant facet of the next few weeks. Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) spoke to the press on Capitol Hill, expressing dissatisfaction with a continuing resolution, calling for spending cuts in addition to border […]

US Representative Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) commended the House of Representatives’ recent passage of an appropriations bill that averted a government shutdown.  The bill passed 339-85, with most “no” votes coming from Republicans (83). Representative Balart lauded the legislation’s spending cuts.  “This legislation marks a departure from partisan, wasteful spending habits that have plagued our appropriations […]

Government Shutdown Looms as House Representatives Enter Final Days of Negotiations A partial government shutdown is imminent as members in the House of Representatives negotiate to provide government funding prior to a nearing deadline...READ MORE Debbie Wasserman Schultz—MAGA Republicans are eager to cut programs like Medicaid if Trump wins. We can’t let that happen in […]

A partial government shutdown is imminent as members in the House of Representatives negotiate to provide government funding prior to a nearing deadline.  Democrat legislators are criticizing House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for his failure to obtain a consensus amongst Republican representatives to pass government funding legislation.   On their end, Republicans are accusing Democrats of […]

A partial government shutdown grows closer as House Republicans and Senate Democrats continue to butt heads over budgeting. Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) recently appeared on Fox and Friends First, where he blamed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for not taking up bills passed by the House, saying this was "the Schumer Shutdown." Host Carley Shimkus asked if […]

Since House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) election and Representative Matt Gaetz's (R-FL) recent threat to file a motion to vacate against SpeakerMcCarthy, Democrats have been able to (literally and figuratively) grab their popcorn and enjoy the show as the GOP looks more divided than ever. Questioned by Charles Coleman (filling in Ali Velshi) on MSNBC, […]

Just minutes after the continuing resolution (CR) was agreed upon to extend the current provisions of the federal government (avoiding a government shutdown), Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) gave his rationale for why he voted against it. “When I was elected to serve Florida in Washington, I pledged to fight for you. The United States right […]

Congress escaped a government shutdown with a spending deal that cost Republicans border security funds and cuts. Dissatisfied Republicans are blaming Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for his stubbornness, with Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) calling him "Joe Biden's favorite Republican" during an appearance on Fox News. When asked if he supported expelling Rep. Gaetz, as some Republicans seek to do, Rep. Gimenez […]

Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) appeared on Fox News to address the looming shutdown, stating that he’s against a clean CR (continuing resolution) and that a secure border is necessary in order to fund the government. In an interview (that appears to have been edited for clarity and brevity) posted on Rep. Donalds’ social media press […]

With an almost-certain government shutdown occurring over the next few days, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) has requested that the Chief Administration Officer (CAO) of the U.S. House of Representatives, Catherine Szpindor, not pay him until lawmakers find a solution to financial crisis the government faces. In other words, no pay for him until the government […]

House Republicans continue their internal fight over spending as a government shutdown grows closer. Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) said in a recent appearance on Fox and Friends First that most Republicans wish to avoid the shutdown, and only a few vocal members are stalling efforts to create appropriations bills. "Right now, all we need to do is […]

As a government shutdown looms, Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) has spearheaded a continuing resolution (CR) to cut 8% of discretionary spending. However, conservative hardliner Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) expressed sharp opposition to the resolution, calling it "bad for America." The Hill gave a description of Rep. Donalds' resolution, which included asylum restrictions to secure the border, no […]

With the midterm elections done and over, all Americans can do now is wait for all the congressional changes to take effect the first week of January. Currently, the House of Representatives is in a lame-duck session with less than a month until the 118th Congress is fully sworn in and ready to go. Because […]

With the September 30th deadline to fund the government fast approaching, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is calling on his colleagues to pass a continuing resolution that will fund the government through 2023, by maintaining the current functions and programs of the federal government. This moves intention is to keep the Democrats from pushing any far-left […]

"Congress should pass this commonsense measure to use seized drug money to staunch the flow of drugs and violence into our communities.”

There were only (4) members of the U.S. House of Representatives that did not vote, one of them was Democrat Congressman Ted Deutch.

Democrats lost that battle, but will Trump get his entire wall funded?