House Republicans are preparing to vote on a bill to avert a possible government shutdown.
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VicePresidentJDVancetoldHouseRepublicansthatputtingagovernmentfundingbillupforavotetodaywascriticaltoPresidentDonaldTrumpkeepingthelightsonforhisbordersecuritygoalsandtheDepartmentofGovernmentEfficiency(DOGE).
Twolawmakerspresentattheclosed-doormeetingonTuesdaymorningsaidDOGEandtheborderwerepartofVance’spitchtoRepublicanswhowerestillundecidedaboutthebill.
OnelawmakersaidVancealsosignaledthatfuturefederalspendingcutscouldbeonthetableatalaterdate,asimilarpitchHouseFreedomCaucusleadershavebeenmakingtofellowfiscalconservatives.
“VancebasicallysaidthisiswhatweneedtokeepDOGEandborderoperationsgoing,”thelawmakersaid.“AndwewillhavemuchmoreflexibilityforDOGEcutsoncewe’vehadmoretimetoidentifyandquantifythem.”
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TheHouseandSenatemustpassafederalfundingbillandsendittoTrump’sdeskbytheendofFridaytoaverta
