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The #3 Republican in the House on Thursday said that the chamber will not pass another temporary spending bill which would avert a partial government shutdown when the next deadline expires on March 1. A second tranche of funding for US agencies runs out on March 8.

"You are not going to get another continuing resolution out of our conference," said Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN), in an interview on Bloomberg Television.

Emmer's comments came as the House left Washington for a two-week recess until Feb. 28, just days before the first deadline.

That said, Emmer did seem hopeful that a shutdown could be averted with several upcoming spending bills just ahead of the deadline.

"When we come back the key is what are the packages that are put on the floor," he said. "We should be there before the first deadline of March 1."

According to Emmer, the White House is to blame for refusing to open new border security talks with Speaker Mike Johnson in an effort to unlock billions in Ukraine aid, and that the bipartisan Senate border deal passed last week was a "non-starter" for Republicans. 

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'Centrists' Take Another Bite at the Apple

After Speaker Johnson rejected a Senate-passed $95 billion national security package, a group of 'centrist' House lawmakers on Friday unveiled a pared down 'mini-me' version of the bill – as opposed to trying to pass a 'clean' border security bill on its own, and then protect the borders of other nations.

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., at the Capitol on March 3, 2022.Bill Clark / CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images file

"This is a really good piece of legislation. It’s pared-down. It’s airtight. There’s really not a whole lot of area that anyone can criticize on this," said Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) in a statement to reporters before releasing the text of the proposal. "And it’s bipartisan. It’s the only bipartisan solution in the House."

Out of the $66 billion, $47.7 would go to Ukraine, $10.4 would go to Israel, $4.9 billion would go to 'shore of the defense of allies in the Indo-Pacific," and $2.4 billion would go back to US Central Command operations, including the conflict in the Red Sea.

Oh, and it 'borrows language' from the House GOP tough border bill, H.R. 2.

So no actual money for the US border – but 'language' that could strengthen it, if followed.

And there you have it – they don't even know how the border provisions would pan out.