Rep.
Nancy
Mace,
R-S.C.,
talks
with
reporters
after
a
meeting
of
the
House
Republican
Conference
in
the
U.S.
Capitol
to
discus
an
impeachment
inquiry
of
President
Joe
Biden
on
Thursday,
September
14,
2023.
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Key
factions
of
the
House
Republican
conference
reached
a
tentative
agreement
Sunday
to
keep
the
government
funded
temporarily
and avert
a
shutdown currently
scheduled
for
the
end
of
this
month,
pairing
it
with
a
conservative
border
security
measure,
multiple
GOP
sources
with
knowledge
told
NBC
News.
House
Republicans released
a
bill after
a
tentative
agreement
between
the
far-right
Freedom
Caucus
and
the
center-right
Main
Street
Caucus,
the
sources
said.
The
deal,
which
keeps
the
government
funded
through
Oct.
31
but
includes
cuts
to
domestic
spending,
is
expected
to
pave
the
way
to
pass
a
defense
spending
bill
this
week
that
has
been
tied
up
in
the standoff
between Republican
leadership
and
the
far-right.
If
the
legislation
passes
the
House,
it
would
resolve
one
internal
problem
for
Speaker
Kevin
McCarthy
while
creating
a
new
one.
The
controversial
immigration
provisions
and
reduced
spending
levels
make
it
all
but
guaranteed
to
die
in
the
Democratic-led
Senate,
meaning
it
could
do
more
to
hasten
a
shutdown
at
the
end
of
September
than
prevent
one.
The
bill
includes
most
of
the
Secure
the
Border
Act
of
2023,
a
wish
list
of
immigration
provisions
for
GOP
hardliners,
with
the
exception
of
provisions
requiring
the
use
of
E-Verify
for
employers
to
check
immigration
status.
The
legislation
has
been
a
big
priority
for
Freedom
Caucus
members.
And
while
it
passed
the
House
in
May,
it
has
been
ignored
by
the
Senate.
Notably,
the
temporary
government
funding
legislation
doesn’t
address
Ukraine
aid
nor
disaster
relief,
two
priorities
for
the
White
House
and
many
lawmakers
in
both
parties.
The
lawmakers
named
on
the
bill
are
Reps.
Byron
Donalds,
R-Fla.,
Dusty
Johnson,
R-S.D.,
Scott
Perry,
R-Pa.,
Stephanie
Bice,
R-Okla.,
Chip
Roy,
R-Texas,
and
Kelly
Armstrong,
R-N.D.
House
Republicans,
who
have
a
slim
majority,
held
a
call
Sunday
evening
at
8
p.m.
ET
to
discuss
the
measure.
Earlier
in
the
day,
McCarthy
urged
his
colleagues
to
avert
a
shutdown
during
an
appearance
on
Fox
News.
“A
shutdown
would
only
give
strength
to
the
Democrats,”
McCarthy
said.
“It
would
give
the
power
to
Biden.
It
wouldn’t
pay
our
troops.
It
wouldn’t
pay
our
border
agents.
More
people
would
be
coming
across.
I
actually
want
to
achieve
something.”
