McCarthy vows to move forward with House bill to avert shutdown despite GOP holdouts

Washington — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he would bring up a Republican stopgap measure for a vote on Friday ahead of a looming government shutdown, though it appears he still lacks enough support among his own GOP members to pass it before funding runs out Saturday night. 

Speaking to reporters Thursday, McCarthy said he confident it would pass the House, a tall order given apparent opposition from a group of hard-right Republicans and all Democrats. Lawmakers have until midnight on Oct. 1 to come to an agreement to avoid a shutdown.

"We're going to pass ours," the California Republican told reporters Thursday. "We're going to bring that up on Friday."