McCarthy Floats 45-Day Funding Bill

Speaker Kevin McCarthy used a conference call today to pitch House Republicans on short-term funding bill that would keep the government open until mid November, Punchbowl News reports.

The strategy would be to keep the government funded for 45 days while the House tries to pass additional spending bills. The bill would include several provisions to secure the U.S.-Mexico border.

Another goal would be to prevent a government shutdown from “interfering with the Virginia elections” since many government workers live in the state.

It’s not clear whether a short-term funding bill could pass.