Washington Today (9-22-23): Speaker McCarthy tries new strategy with federal gov't shutdown looming

House Rules Committee meets to consider the rules for next week's House debate on four FY2024 spending bills, a new strategy from Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) after multiple attempts to pass a short-term government funding bill to prevent a shutdown after September 30, when the next fiscal year begins, failed this week, after a few Republicans who support spending cuts rebelled.

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