Congress’ September Policy Cliff

Punchbowl News: “We wanted to take a moment this morning to put the current strife among House Republicans into a wider context.”

“Even after Speaker Kevin McCarthy resolves the current House stalemate, he has a lot more work to do.”

“Conventional wisdom holds that the debt-limit fight was the apex of high-stakes legislating for the 118th Congress. But that’s not exactly right.”

“Congress has a host of major legislative deadlines looming on Sept. 30, creating a big policy cliff that will require focus from Hill leaders and flexibility from the rank-and-file lawmakers in both parties — if that’s possible.”