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White House Urges ‘Swift Passage’ Of New Three-Month CR Proposal

White House Urges ‘Swift Passage’ Of New Three-Month CR Proposal
House Speaker Mike Johnson gives his remarks in honor of WWII Ghost Army veterans, formerly assigned to the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops and the 3133rd Signal Service Company, during a special ceremony at Emancipation Hall, U.S. Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, D.C., March 21, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Henry Villarama)

The White House on Tuesday urged “swift passage” of the new bipartisan three-month stopgap funding bill, as Congress faces a government shutdown deadline looming in a week. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) unveiled the new compromise continuing resolution (CR) proposal over the weekend, after an earlier House GOP-led proposal failed last week, while the new measure to fund the government through Dec. 20 no longer includes a $2 billion anomaly to support production of two Virginia-class submarines. “The administration calls for…

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