View as Webpage Wow. Hours before triggering a completely preventable and pointless government shutdown, Speaker Kevin McCarthy finally relented to reality and put a short-term funding bill without cuts and far-right policies on the floor of the House, which passed it easily with 335 bipartisan votes. The Senate followed suit, with White House support, and […]

View as Webpage Before midnight on September 30th, Congress must pass a stopgap funding bill—called a continuing resolution (CR)—or the government will start shutting down. From experience, we know what that means. The economy will take a big hit—the last shutdown, in 2019, cost $11 billion. No paychecks for millions of federal employees, including educators […]

View as Webpage Congress is no closer than it was last week to passing legislation to keep the government open and running on Oct. 1 and beyond. A shutdown is now more likely than not. The problem is the House—specifically, the dysfunctional GOP caucus in the House. A bipartisan bill is the only path forward […]