
House Republicans’ proposed stopgap funding measure to avoid a government shutdown supports $3.3 billion to avoid delays on the Columbia-class submarine program but does include aid for Ukraine or Israel from the Biden administration’s recent supplemental spending request. New Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) rolled out his two-step, or “laddered,” continuing resolution (CR) proposal on Saturday, which will likely require some support from Democrats to pass the House after several hardline conservatives have said they’ll oppose the measure for its lack…