Status of a 'Continuing Resolution'

Report out late yesterday at The Hill on the status of a "clean" CR.

Seems like as of the time of this report there was bi-partisan support in the House for a CR that included large amounts of "sequester cuts".

Democrats are united on calling for a vote on a clean CR, but some of the most progressive lawmakers would oppose the measure.

According to his office, Progressive Caucus Co-Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) would not vote for a government funding bill that includes the sequester cuts. "Nope, that [spending level] is too low for him," spokesman Adam Sarvana told The Hill.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) quickly sought to tamp down suggestions that her caucus is not united. In a memo to reporters entitled "Cantor Can't Count," Pelosi's office said that more than 100 House Democrats have committed to vote for the clean CR passed by the Senate.

"It's time for the GOP to end these games and do what's right for the American people and bring a vote to the floor immediately to end this reckless GOP shutdown," the memo stated.

“Mr. Hoyer has been clear that Democrats support a clean government funding bill, and there is a bipartisan majority in the House ready to pass it [the Senate CR at sequester levels] so we can reopen the government immediately,” said House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer’s (D-Md.) spokesperson, Katie Grant.

If the article is referring to a CR that was passed by the Senate that reduces discretionary spending levels down to $986B for the year, Democrat leadership here, in the persons of Pelosi and Hoyer, is indicating that CR could pass the House at any time with bi-partisan support.

This CR at the $986B annual rate will reduce top-line government discretionary spending by over $20B/mo. which is substantial when they have been spending around the $325B/mo. rate total at present; its around a 6% reduction from the recent rate and does not include any cuts in non-discretionary spending that may be included.