After meeting with House Republicans Friday afternoon, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told reporters the party is united on a plan C to avoid a government shutdown that would begin at midnight on Friday if no agreement is reached.
Johnson did not go into details, but according to reports from Fox News and CNN, GOP leaders initially pushed a plan on Friday that included holding three separate votes — one on a three-month government spending plan, one on a $100 billion disaster relief package, and a third on a $10 billion farm aid bill. CNN later reported that House Republicans want to hold one vote on the spending package, disaster aid, and an extension of the farm bill. Republicans are reportedly looking to vote on the package under suspension of the rules, which would require a two-thirds majority.
The new plan reportedly does not include a vote on the debt limit. Instead, lawmakers…
