omnibus spending bill, In an effort to reassure fellow Republicans ahead of Congress’s October recess, House Speaker Mike Johnson

(R-La.) is attempting to clarify that he will not be introducing a broad omnibus budget measure on the floor in December.

Why this matters Adhering to such plan will not be easy: When the next funding deadline comes around in December, it’s likely that either a larger spending package or another stopgap measure will be passed because neither house has passed all of its separate spending bills.

The leaders of the House GOP are scheduled to vote on a bill to fund the government through December 20 on Wednesday.

Party-line written spending packages that have encountered strong Democratic resistance have been difficult for Republicans to pass.

In November, that situation is not likely to get any simpler.

What he’s saying: Johnson declared that he opposes both “minibuses,” which divide funding measures into smaller pieces, and omnibuses, which are comprehensive spending bills.

Therefore, a Christmas omnibus will not be released.Buses are not what we want. Alright, so we’re not going to do any busses. quickly after explicitly conveying that message to lawmakers in a closed-door conference room, he told reporters on Tuesday.

The broad picture: Before the new Congress convenes on January 3, the results of the election on November 5 will dictate the approaches taken by both parties to finance the government.