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THE LEAD STORYThe House Folds, as Expected: the December 11 Stopgap Heads to the President
The House passed the Senate's continuing resolution 370-48 under suspension of the rules, and the President signed it September 2, locking in the December 11 cliff. What passed, how the vote broke, and what the lame duck now looks like.
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The House Will Vote Tuesday, and the Rule They Chose Tells You Everything
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BLOOMBERG · 43MTrump cutting stimulus checks without Congress could cause a constitutional crisis
HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS (R) · 57MU.S. military strength is inextricably tied to U.S. …BLOOMBERG · 1HOther Dems like @RobertGarcia tell me they are open to dividends or subsidies for the public if they take the House majority however
PUNCHBOWL NEWS · 1HQuinnipiac If the election were today, would you want to see the Republican Party or the Democratic Party win control of the United States House of Representatives? R: 38% D: 49%
SEMAFOR · 1HGOP Senate Leadership Fund now up with new ad hitting Abdul El-Sayed on Hasan Piker's 9/11 comments ahead of 25th anniversary
NBC NEWS · 2HTexas Senate poll: Fabrizio/Impact/AARP Talarico 48% Paxton 44% Fav/unfav Talarico: 42/35 (+7) Paxton: 35/46 (-11) Trump job approval: 43/54 (-11) Generic ballot: 49% GOP, 45% DemSEMAFOR · 2HAfter presiding over a pro forma Senate session, Sen. …NBC NEWS · 2HINGRAHAM: Why not just give the money now? If you have the money, why not just give it now? …
PUNCHBOWL NEWS · 4HVerrrrry interesting answer from John Thune to @maxpcohen on whether he’ll seek another term as Senate GOP leader. “My assumption is that’s the case. …PUNCHBOWL NEWS · 8HAnd remember -- Speaker Mike Johnson has been saying that lame duck/next congress would be about deficit reduction. Not spending $1T sending checks to people.ON THE CALENDAR
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