U.S.Senate'sproposedstopgapfundingmeasureunlikelytoadvanceinHouse:SpeakerMcCarthy_GuangmingOnlineU.S.Senate'sproposedstopgapfundingmeasureunlikelytoadvanceinHouse:SpeakerMcCarthyWASHINGTON,Sept.27(Xinhua)--U.S.HouseSpeakerKevinMcCarthysaidWednesdaytheSenate'sproposedstopgapfundingmeasureisunlikelytoadvanceintheHouse,asafederalgovernmentshutdownlooksincreasinglylikely."Idon'tseethesupportintheHouse"fortheSenatebill,McCarthytoldreporters,referringtoashort-termfundingbillunveiledbytheSenateTuesdayafternoon.TheSenate-proposedbillisexpectedtofundthegovernmentuntilNov.17,theweekbeforeThanksgiving,withthefundinglevelscontinuingatthesamelevelsasbefore.Itincludes6.1billionU.S.dollarsofaidforUkraineandroughly6billionindisasterrelieffunding.AgroupofconservativeRepublicansintheHousehaveopposedtoaidforUkraine,arguingthatthisneedstobeamongthedeepspendingcuts.HouseRepublicanshavealsoindicatedtheywantameasurethatincludesbordersecurityprovisions."IftheywanttoputfocusonUkraineandnotfocusonthesouthernborder,Ithinktheirprioritiesarebackwards,"McCarthysaidTuesdayabouttheSenatemeasure.SenateMajorityLeaderChuckSchumeronWednesdaylashedoutatMcCarthyfor"constantlyadheringtowhatthehardrightwants,"sayingthattheHouseRepublicanshavebeenpushingpartisanbills."Everypaththey'vepursuedtodatewillinevitablyleadtoashutdown,"Schumersaidonthefloor.Schumerdescribedthe"continuingresolution"asa"bridge"tobuynegotiatorsmoretimetoreachanagreementonalonger-termfundingbill.TheSenatevoted77-19toadvancethebill,demonstratingrarebipartisanshipatatimewhenCongresshasbecomeincreasinglypolarized.SenateMinorityLeaderMitchMcConnellandtheWhiteHousehavebothendorsedthemeasure.Traditionally,theHousemovesfirstonspendingandrevenuebillsbutsenatorsfeeltheurgencytomakethefirstmovetokeepthegovernmentfunded,afterMcCarthyfailedtogainsupportfromhisownpartyonastopgapbillthatwouldcutthebudgetsofmostfederalagenciesbyabout8percentandtightenimmigrationrestrictions.Inanattempttoappeasehard-lineRepublicans,whoopposeanyshort-termfundingextensionandwantCongresstonegotiateall12annualspendingbillsindividually,theHouseonTuesdayvotedtoadvancefourbillsthatwouldfundthedepartmentsofdefense,homelandsecurity,stateandagricultureforanotherfiscalyear.Butsucheffortswon'tbeabletopreventagovernmentshutdown.McCarthyhassaidheplanstohavetheHousetakeupastopgapfundingbillonFriday,rightaheadoftheSaturdaydeadline,whengovernmentfundingforfiscalyear2023issettoexpire.HismeasurewoulddropaidforUkraineandincludebordersecurityprovisions.Withlawmakersstillindisagreementonhowtofundthegovernment,governmentshutdownoddsgrow.Ashutdownusuallytemporarilystopallnon-essentialoperations,andallbutthegovernment'smostessentialworkerswillbefurloughed.Whileashort-termshutdownwouldhavelimitedimpactontheeconomy,itsimpactcouldbemoresignificantifthestalematecontinuedforlonger.Furloughedfederalworkerscouldreducespendingduringtheshutdown,draggingdownconsumptiongrowth,whilethegovernmentwouldalsotemporarilycutbackonpurchasesofgoodsandservices.■Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.