The Hill2d
Top Democrats accuse of Republicans of raising shutdown risk
Patty Murray (Wash ... Earlier this week, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) accused his colleagues across the aisle of making “completely unreasonable conditions” in funding talks.
Shutdown showdown: Congress scrambles for spending deal with two weeks until deadline
Federal funding for a slew of agencies is set to lapse on March 14, and lawmakers are struggling to come to an agreement on how to keep the government’s lights on.
CBS News3d
Congress barrels toward shutdown deadline with few signs of progress on funding bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican ... Senate and the White House. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, the top Democratic appropriator in the Senate, said Tuesday that Democrats ...
CNN3d
DOGE cuts complicate government funding talks and raise shutdown fears
But Senate Majority Leader John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson are looking to the ... The statement, which came from Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state and Rep. Rosa DeLauro of ...
USA Today3d
Will there be a government shutdown? Congress at impasse as March 14 deadline approaches
Patty Murray, D-Wash ... That dynamic was further complicated this week by House Speaker Mike Johnson saying a funding extension could reflect the changes implemented by Musk and DOGE, essentially ...
Washington Times4d
Republicans coalesce around stopgap funding bill as negotiations stall over Democratic demands
“It looks like they’re trying to push us into a shutdown scenario,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson ... will not support that,” said Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, the top Democrat ...
Politico4d
Democrats face decision point on shutdown strategy
Mike Simpson of Idaho ... Schumer on Tuesday similarly punted to top Senate Appropriations Democrat Patty Murray, who this week said Democrats “need to know Republicans are willing to work ...
Washington Times5d
Speaker Johnson: Another stopgap funding bill ‘becoming inevitable’ given ‘unreasonable’ Democrats
House Speaker Mike Johnson said the Republican-led Congress ... “I’ve been abundantly clear I will not support that,” said Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, the top Democrat on the ...
Washington Examiner5d
GOP grows impatient with spending talks as Democrats demand Trump ‘poison pill’
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA ... who noted she met with Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democratic appropriator in the Senate, on Monday night. In total, Collins has traded four offers with ...
Newsweek2d
Medicaid Cuts Spark Fears, Action Across US States
In Washington, where some 782,000 people are enrolled in Medicaid, there have been similar discussions hosted by Democratic Senator Patty Murray ... Speaker Mike Johnson told CNN: "The White ...