Where does government money start flowing now that Republicans have elected a new leader

for the House?

I'm David Brunkaccio and now that the House of Representatives has a new leader, the

Chamber, responsible for appropriating most funding for the government, in turn it's

attention to all of the spending bills piling up.

This could in turn avert another government shutdown in a few weeks.

New Speaker Mike Johnson has an ambitious agenda as Marketplace's Nancy Marshall Genser

reports.

House Speaker Mike Johnson sent a letter to his colleagues laying out his plans, first

just keeping the federal government open.

Congress didn't pass all the spending bills needed to fund the government for the new

fiscal year, which began October 1st.

So right now it's running on a stopgap funding bill that expires November 17th.

And his letter Johnson said if another temporary measure is needed, it should run through

January 15th or April 15th.

It would give Congress time to approve the 12 spending bills for permanent funding for

the year.

President Biden issued a statement congratulating Johnson, but also asking for a vote on his

request for about $106 billion for among other things, aid to Israel and Ukraine, plus

border security.

Speaker Johnson didn't mention the aid package in his letter, but he told reporters it's

quote, a top priority.

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