Republicans unveil extension to avert government shutdown - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

68% : After the bill was released, Trump encouraged his party to support the measure.
56% : And it includes more flexibility for the White House to direct funding, according to House GOP leadership aides, including an ask by the administration for more money to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
52% : Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tennessee), who has voted against CRs throughout his career, told reporters after the meeting that he was "open" to considering supporting it after Trump reassured him that DOGE, which stands for Department of Government Efficiency, would implement cuts.
51% : Trump met with members of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus last week to address concerns.
49% : "I am working with the GREAT House Republicans on a Continuing Resolution to fund the Government until September to give us some needed time to work on our Agenda," Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday.
45% : "Conservatives will love this Bill, because it sets us up to cut Taxes and Spending in Reconciliation, all while effectively FREEZING Spending this year.
40% : Democrats are worried that a long-term funding patch will give Trump and DOGE more control over how funds are spent, according to multiple lawmakers and aides within the caucus.
37% : By bypassing the yearly appropriations process, Congress would cede some of its power to dictate how money is spent and give the Trump administration more leeway over federal spending.
35% : Medicaid is our redline," Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York), Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Massachusetts) and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-California) wrote in a letter to Democrats on Friday.
34% : The spending reductions would not touch benefits like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, the aides said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to describe private deliberations.
18% : Some vulnerable Democrats representing districts Trump won remain concerned about political blowback from a shutdown.
15% : Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut) described it as "a power grab for the White House and further allows unchecked billionaire Elon Musk and President Trump to steal from the American people.

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