After months of struggling to find agreement on just about anything in a divided Congress, lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill to try to avert a government shutdown, even as House Republicans consider whether to press forward with an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
A short-term funding measure to keep government offices fully functioning will dominate the September agenda, along with emergency funding for Ukraine, federal disaster funds and the Republican-driven probe into Hunter Biden’s overseas business dealings.
Time is running short for Congress to act. The House is scheduled to meet for just 11 days before the government’s fiscal year ends on Sept. 30, leaving little room to maneuver. And the deal-making will play out as two top Republicans, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, deal with health issues.
There will be a game of Chicken
McCarthy will play the title role
Careful, he’s really good at just standing there and staring awkwardly. He’s been practicing a lot recently in the middle of his speeches.
You’re thinking of McConnell.
They are, but I’m hoping whatever Bitch McConnell has is contagious, and he sneezes on McCarthy.
Huh… you’re right. For some reason I was thinking McConnel was the speaker of the house. Might be because I’ve mostly seen him referred to as Moscow Mitch or just “the turtle” for so long.