Lawmakers in Congress are once again scrambling to pass a stopgap bill to avert a partial government shutdown with a deadline slightly less than two weeks away.
During an interview on NBC News’ “Meet The Press,” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said the House was working on a continuing resolution (CR) that would extend funding at current levels while the Trump administration implements spending cuts through its Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) endeavor led by Elon Musk.
“We are working hard to do our responsibility to keep the government open. The Democrats have to help negotiate this, and they’ve — to this point — shown no interest in finding a reasonable solution for that,” Johnson told moderator Kristen Welker.
He added, “We’re looking to pass a clean CR to freeze funding at current levels to make sure that the government can stay open while we begin to…
