GOP Expecting A Government Shutdown?
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House Republicans are reportedly privately expecting a government shutdown.
If a budget or stopgap bill is not passed by March 1st the government will go into a partial shutdown.
A full shutdown will come by March 8th.
By April 30th, there will be 1% cuts across the board.
Behind closed doors, House Republicans have shifted from optimistically cautious to expecting a government shutdown, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will have to choose in coming weeks between a fight with Democrats that threatens a shutdown, or a deal with Democrats that threatens his job.
“People are predicting a shutdown even if it’s just for a few days,” a GOP lawmaker recently told Axios.
They’re either “close to reaching a deal or it’s about to blow up,” one subcommittee chair recently told a fellow House Republican.
