President Donald Trump walks to Air Force One at Morristown Airport on Sept. 14, 2025 in Morristown, N.J. ( Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Given the current partisan composition of the lower chamber, the House GOP could only afford to lose two Republican votes while trying to pass a continuing resolution strictly along party lines — if just three Republicans break ranks and oppose passage, the House GOP would lack the votes needed to ram through a stopgap funding measure without Democratic support.
Some House Republicans have objected to the prospect of a continuing resolution.
"@SpeakerJohnson wants to pass a Continuing Resolution (CR) until the holidays. This CR would be a copy of the uniparty spending bill under Autopen Biden. I didn’t vote for those spending priorities when Biden was President and I won’t vote for them now," Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., said in a Monday afternoon post on X.
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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"Instead of passing a Republican appropriations bill with Trump policies and our spending priorities, in order to make his policies permanent. By continuing to pass CR’s, those that demand it and support it, are making Trump a temporary president with temporary policies. Get ready for the spin with paid influencers, bot accounts, and ‘friendly’media supporting," the congresswoman added.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said the continuing resolution "will have a few anomalies in it," according to The Hill.
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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