“This will come as no surprise, but House Republicans are struggling to round up enough votes to help pass the $1.2 trillion FY2024 minibus funding bill,” Punchbowl News reports.
“These aren’t hair-on-fire concerns quite yet — but it’s approaching that level. The whip count at Thursday’s early afternoon vote series came in softer than the House Republican leadership would’ve liked. Leadership aides, however, expressed confidence they’d be able to deliver enough votes to hit the two-thirds needed to pass this 1,000-page measure. A partial government shutdown begins at midnight, although it won’t be fully felt until Monday.”
Playbook: “The House math is a little more precarious than usual, since Speaker Mike Johnson is opting to pass the bill under suspension of the rules, meaning a two-thirds majority will be needed — about 280 votes, given attendance this week.”
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