Republicans Push Shutdown Avoidance Bill | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews House Republicans are racing against time to avoid a government shutdown before midterms by voting on a December 4th funding bill, with Speaker Mike Johnson blaming Democrats if it fails. While GOP leaders also push a broader spending package with defense boosts, farm aid, and Trump-backed election reforms to sidestep shutdown drama, Democrats reject the stopgap, calling it a rushed deal that ignores their priorities like blocking grants. Republicans argue this measure prevents repeat shutdowns and appeals to conservatives seeking spending control, but Senate approval remains uncertain without Democratic backing — underscoring Washington’s ongoing budget tug-of-war as election day looms. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/fce1b39b05f7c7b2