Red-meat appetizer — The pre-election funding sprint begins next week, when both chambers reconvene after a month of recess. The House and Senate are scheduled to be in session for just three weeks between now and Election Day. And thanks to that impending election, Congress is expected to easily thwart a government shutdown with passage of a bipartisan funding patch before midnight on Sept. 30. But as we reported last week, House Republicans are ready for a partisan flex prior to a cross-party compromise, as the House Freedom Caucus presses GOP leaders to tee up a vote next week on a stopgap that punts into 2025 and is loaded with conservative policies like the SAVE Act that requires proof of citizenship for voter registration.
Key bridge caboose — Extra disaster aid, along with funding to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, remains a likely ingredient in whatever continuing resolution Congress clears before month’s end. And Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is planning a Capitol field trip to restate his case for both the funding and a 100 percent federal cost-share for rebuilding, rather than the typical 90 percent. Our Chris Marquette reported the details of Moore’s impending visit, after a Q&A with the Maryland governor and a chat with the state’s transportation secretary.
The authorizing piece — The cost-share measure for rebuilding the Baltimore bridge is S. 4114 (118), authored by Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), who told reporters two weeks ago that he has gotten signoff from the relevant Senate committees to include the language in a stopgap, including appropriators and the Environment and Public Works Committee.
Stopgap opening act
politicopro.com
September 12, 2024 3:15 am
Red-meat appetizer — The pre-election funding sprint begins next week, when both chambers reconvene after a month of recess. The House and Senate are scheduled to be in session for just three weeks between now and Election Day. And thanks to that impending election, Congress is expected to easily thwart a government shutdown with passage of a bipartisan funding patch before midnight on Sept. 30. But as we reported last week, House Republicans are ready for a partisan flex prior to a cross-party compromise, as the House Freedom Caucus presses GOP leaders to tee up a vote next week on a stopgap that punts into 2025 and is loaded with conservative policies like the SAVE Act that requires proof of citizenship for voter registration.
Key bridge caboose — Extra disaster aid, along with funding to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, remains a likely ingredient in whatever continuing resolution Congress clears before month’s end. And Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is planning a Capitol field trip to restate his case for both the funding and a 100 percent federal cost-share for rebuilding, rather than the typical 90 percent. Our Chris Marquette reported the details of Moore’s impending visit, after a Q&A with the Maryland governor and a chat with the state’s transportation secretary.
The authorizing piece — The cost-share measure for rebuilding the Baltimore bridge is S. 4114 (118), authored by Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), who told reporters two weeks ago that he has gotten signoff from the relevant Senate committees to include the language in a stopgap, including appropriators and the Environment and Public Works Committee.