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Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke discusses the House's passing of the Reconciliation 3.0 framework, concerns over the lack of spending offsets, the passing of the NDAA with the SAVE America Act included. Zinke also comments on government funding approaches amid a looming shutdown. Senate Republicans opted to strike on bipartisan momentum and take a key step to prevent a government shutdown almost two months before the deadline. The upper chamber voted in a bipartisan wave to clear the first procedural hurdle for a short-term funding extension that would see the government open through the midterm elections and into early December. It comes after Republicans have spent months hand wringing that Democrats would again shut the government down to score political points during the pivotal November elections. HOUSE GOP VOTES TO PUNT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN BATTL
Aug 20, 2026
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