With the deadline to keep the federal government open less than two weeks away, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Republicans are scheduled to vote Friday on a “clean” continuing resolution (CR) that would extend current spending levels and avoid a shutdown.
The question in New Hampshire is whether Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.), the U.S. Senate candidate who frequently touts his bipartisan bona fides, will reject the short-term spending bill and vote for a government shutdown.
In an interview on Fox News Thursday night, Johnson said House Republicans are doing their part, and without shenanigans.
“We’ve been working hard to get the House back to the regular appropriations order, and we’ve achieved that in the House in a bipartisan fashion,” Johnson said. “We passed all 12 appropriatio