The Republican-controlled 119th Congress is facing a backlog of legislative duties it can no longer ignore – yet it has only eight weeks left in session until Democrats take the helm in both chambers.
While all of the legislative tasks are supposed to be bipartisan, Democrats’ monumental wins in the midterm elections will likely complicate already tense negotiations around national defense spending, farm support, government funding and more.
“Now is not the time for whining, excuses, or cowardice,” Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., posted Friday on social media. “Republicans only have 20 legislative days left this Congress to lock in America First wins and take away leverage points from the Democrats. Leave nothing on the table.”
Republican leadership has so far remained silent on which major items they intend to tackle first, but they must extend government funding before Dec. 11 if they want to avoid another shutdown.
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