Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that GOP leaders are discussing ways to deal with the rapidly approaching Nov. 21 expiration date of the continuing resolution that passed the House last month and is now stalled in in the Senate.
Republican leaders are privately eyeing another stopgap into early 2026, as POLITICO has reported, which would be part of any deal to reopen the government.
“We’re very mindful of the calendar. We’re very frustrated by that,” Johnson said at a news conference, adding that GOP leaders would meet soon to discuss options.
Republicans have ramped up conversations about a new expiration date over the past week. GOP leaders in both the House and Senate are now eyeing sometime between Jan. 21 and March for the expiration of any deal to reopen the government.
Senators are discussing a deal that could involved moving a package of funding bills alongside a new stopgap that would reopen government, along with a vote for Democrats on extending expiring health insurance subsidies. Those talks continued over the weekend, and while lawmakers feel they’re making progress, GOP leaders have made clear that they will not allow any full-year funding bills to advance without securing a deal to reopen the government first.
