- Senate GOP leader John Thune says Republicans will “hold” any House budget framework as a backup to potentially avert a government shutdown at the end of September.
- They could pull that package and use budget reconciliation — which needs only a simple majority — to pass a short-term funding bill if Democrats filibuster.
- The move follows fraught talks and last year’s record 43‑day shutdown; the House’s Dec. 4 stopgap proposal still lacks clear Democratic support.
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