From Washington: Can McCarthy Avoid A Shutdown And Keep The Speakers Gavel

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🗓️ 23 September 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his Republican allies have been working to prevent a government shutdown next weekend, but are facing pushback from members of the Freedom Caucus. The inter-party conflict has created paralysis in the House, and members will have a short window to prevent a shutdown when they return to Capitol Hill Tuesday. Meanwhile, in the Senate, there is controversy over the new relaxed dress code, and senators like Pennsylvania's John Fetterman who are now opting out of their formalwear. FOX News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram has the scoop on shutdowns, spending bills, and sweatpants on the Senate floor. With only a few months left until the 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election, Democratic Incumbent Governor Andy Beshear and challenger Attorney General Daniel Cameron are gearing up their campaigns. Voters there will decide whether they want to keep the state blue...or flip it back to their traditional red. Political Science Associate Professor at the University of Kentucky Dr. Stephen Voss shares his insight as to whether he thinks Beshear, although well-liked, can survive in a deeply red state and whether Cameron campaigning on a very strict abortion policy will fly in the bluegrass state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Saturday, September 23rd, 2023, I'm Jared Halpern.
0:09.3	The house is frozen with Republicans unable to pass spending bills despite a fast approaching
0:15.1	government shutdown.
0:16.6	We've certainly seen gridlock, but not quite where it's gridlock among one part, in this
0:22.4	case, the Republicans.
0:23.8	I'm Ryan Schmelz, Democrats are hoping to keep the bluegrass state blue, but Republicans
0:29.5	are hoping to remind them that Kentucky is a red state.
0:33.4	How could the Kentucky gubernatorial election impact 2024?
0:37.6	The polls suggest that Andy Bashir has been able to maintain his popularity with voters
0:43.5	who are not Democrats, with voters who even tend to prefer Republicans.
0:48.1	This is the Fox News rundown from Washington.
1:02.1	If it first you don't succeed, try try again, but so far, nothing house speaker Kevin
1:07.1	McCarthy or his allies have tried to prevent a government shutdown is working.
1:12.1	It's been so chaotic that even procedural votes, unusually popular bipartisan legislation
1:17.8	have failed, and by Thursday the paralysis was so severe, members were sent home, told
1:23.2	votes are unlikely on anything before early next week.
1:27.4	That of course will leave lawmakers scant time to pass a spending bill, short term or
1:31.9	long term, before a government shutdown is triggered at the strike of midnight on Sunday,
1:37.1	October 1st.
1:38.7	In our senior capital Hill correspondent Chad Pergram, who has covered his share of shutdowns
1:43.2	and spending fights, says the current level of frustration is especially high.
1:48.1	Well, we've certainly seen gridlock, but not quite where it's gridlock among one party.
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