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House GOP’s ‘Laddered’ CR Proposal Has Columbia-Class Sub Funds, No Requested Aid

House GOP’s ‘Laddered’ CR Proposal Has Columbia-Class Sub Funds, No Requested Aid
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. meet with the Speaker of the House Mike Johnson at the Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. Nov. 1, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cesar J. Navarro)

House Republicans’ proposed stopgap funding measure to avoid a government shutdown supports $3.3 billion to avoid delays on the Columbia-class submarine program but does include aid for Ukraine or Israel from the Biden administration’s recent supplemental spending request. New Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) rolled out his two-step, or “laddered,” continuing resolution (CR) proposal on Saturday, which will likely require some support from Democrats to pass the House after several hardline conservatives have said they’ll oppose the measure for its lack…

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