The House has approved another stopgap measure to keep the government running for three more weeks, but both parties indicated that they wouldn't compromise any more, according to a report by the Washington Post.
In the Senate, leaders in both parties said they would approve the House bill before Friday, when the current stopgap measure runs out.
The new stopgap measure, which runs to April 8, contains no significant cuts for healthcare, but many Republicans said in the future they plan to follow their stated agenda of defunding the healthcare reform law and perhaps cutting Medicare.
"Our intention is to make sure that we starve the agencies of the monies they need," House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) told Politico. "We are fully committed to making sure Obamacare is not implemented."
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), indicated he also wouldn't support any more stopgap measures. "We are trying to run the largest enterprise in the world in two-week segments," he told the Hill. "This ought to be the last of this type."
Read more coverage of stopgap measures to avert a shutdown of the federal government.
- Stopgap Funding Signed; Averts Federal Shutdown For Two Weeks
- Senate Rejects House Funding Bill With Shutdown One Week Away
- Republicans Plan to Withhold Healthcare Reform Funding
In the Senate, leaders in both parties said they would approve the House bill before Friday, when the current stopgap measure runs out.
The new stopgap measure, which runs to April 8, contains no significant cuts for healthcare, but many Republicans said in the future they plan to follow their stated agenda of defunding the healthcare reform law and perhaps cutting Medicare.
"Our intention is to make sure that we starve the agencies of the monies they need," House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) told Politico. "We are fully committed to making sure Obamacare is not implemented."
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), indicated he also wouldn't support any more stopgap measures. "We are trying to run the largest enterprise in the world in two-week segments," he told the Hill. "This ought to be the last of this type."
Read more coverage of stopgap measures to avert a shutdown of the federal government.
- Stopgap Funding Signed; Averts Federal Shutdown For Two Weeks
- Senate Rejects House Funding Bill With Shutdown One Week Away
- Republicans Plan to Withhold Healthcare Reform Funding