WASHINGTON — With 27 days left for congressional lawmakers to agree on a spending bill to avert a federal government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that the appropriations package needs to cut more spending.

Citing the $37 trillion federal deficit, Johnson said the $1.6 trillion in cuts enacted through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July is “not enough.”

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

* House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that the appropriations package needs to cut more spending

* Congressional lawmakers have 27 days left to agree on a spending bill to avert a federal government shutdown

* “We have to continue to spend more responsibly,” Johnson, R-La., said during the first House GOP news conference since its monthlong summer recess

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