Schumer: "Doing it in early December makes a good deal of sense." Says he also wants to get a supplemental done "as quickly as possible," hopes to pass some of the Senate's spending bills on the floor.
NEW — Schumer sounding supportive of a CR through early December. Says he spoke to McCarthy before recess about the need for a stopgap next month. "I thought it was a good thing that he recognized that we need a CR," Schumer says. "I'm supportive of that."
Schumer says he's in touch with Sens. Schatz and Hirono on the Maui wildfires and he's "fully supportive" of Biden's FEMA disaster relief request. Says he'll do "everything I can to get it passed in the Senate.”
Biden seeking $40B in emergency funds for Ukraine, disaster relief
That total includes $13 billion in military aid to Ukraine, as well as billions of dollars more in funding to replenish a dwindling pot of federal disaster relief, according to two people with direct ...
NEW: Biden is asking Congress for about $40B in emergency funding. That includes: — More than $24B in Ukraine aid — $12B in FEMA disaster relief — $4B to address issues at the southern border
NEW: Biden set to ask Congress for at least $20B in new aid for Ukraine and other international needs this afternoon: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2023/08/biden-admin-seeking-20b-in-emergency-funds-for-ukraine-and-disaster-relief-00110691?source=email
New: There’s rising angst among Republicans that the hard-right flank actually wants a government shutdown this fall. “I worry about” a shutdown, said Rep. Steve Womack (R-Ark.). “I would like to think that we would have a moment of sobriety before we do something like that.”
Speaker Kevin McCarthy insists Congress will avoid a government shutdown in the fall. But some members of his right flank seem to be embracing that outcome.
Focus will be on the country's long-term fiscal trajectory, educating members of Congress about the federal budget and spending bills and advising GOP presidential campaigns.
Exclusive in Huddle: Trump budget alum Paul Winfree is launching his own think tank, called the Economic Policy Innovation Center, or EPIC.
