House Democrats are scrambling to buy time to figure out their position on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s stopgap bill, using arcane rules to buy as many minutes as they can.
House Democrats are scrambling to buy time to figure out their position on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s stopgap bill, using arcane rules to buy as many minutes as they can.
On Saturday morning, Mr. McCarthy announced the new bill, which would be a 45-day stopgap in funding to keep the government open that includes $16 billion in disaster aid and the current government funding levels.
Within a half hour, the bill was primed for a floor vote, until House Minority Whip Katherine Clark called for a procedural vote meant to send lawmakers home.
