The federal government quietly went into a partial shutdown early Saturday morning after Congress failed to finalize a budget agreement by January 30th.
House Democrats are expected to rebel against a deal reached between Senate Democrats and the White House.
A plan by House Republicans to fast-track the spending package on Monday likely won’t be successful.
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According to Axios, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) informed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) that he should not rely on Democratic votes to end the shutdown.
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Axios explained further:
Johnson may instead be forced to try and get virtually all of his members to vote for
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