Mike Johnson Unveils His Plan to Avert Shutdown

“Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday night unveiled his plan to avert a partial government shutdown next week, telling Republicans on a conference call that the House would vote on four separate appropriations bills and may need a stopgap funding bill to buy lawmakers more time,” NBC News reports.

“Despite Johnson’s strategy, lawmakers warned about the threat of a brief shutdown at the end of the week given Congress’s tight schedule. House members are not slated to return to Washington until Wednesday night and the Senate could face delays if rabble-rousers like Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) try to block speedy passage of a funding measure.”